Policy Brief
08 Dec 2021
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The Digital Gender Gap in HealthCare: Progress, Challenges, and Policy Implications
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The digital gender gap, if left unaddressed, has the potential to exacerbate existing health inequities.
The harmful gender norms, practices, and stereotypes that hinder women’s safe and meaningful use of digital technology.
More inclusive and gender responsive education and digital training that focus on the specific needs of women.
Laws, policies, and strategies that support women to stay online including laws to protect online rights, and preventing cyberbullying and sexual harassment.
The collection of gender-disaggregated data on the digital gender gap – considering other intersectional factors – to inform policy and business decisions that seek to close the digital gender gap.