Gender and the Internet

The extent of the Digital Divide Gap between men and women?

Url: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/171/report_display.asp

Pew Internet and American Life Project; “How Women and Men Use the Internet: Women are catching Up to Men in Most Measures of Online Life. Men like the internet for the experiences it offers, while women like it for the human connections, it promotes.” Reports: Demographics, by Deborah Fallows, published on 12/28/2005.

*Women under 30 and Black women use Internet more often and widely than men.

*Men use Internet, in general, more often (log on), spend longer time period on the Internet, and are more likely to be broadband users. (access)

*Men more than women prefer online transactions. Pay bills, trade stocks/bonds.

*Men look for more variety of information.


Url: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1004775

eMarketer.com; “More Women Online;” April 9, 2007.

*In 2007, women were 51.7% of the users which has risen 12.4% since 2000.

Url: http://ldsmediatalk.com/2008/12/23/how-men-and-women-use-the-internet/

LDS Media Talk; “How Men and Women Use the Internet;” Jimmy Smith; December, 23, 2008.

*Activities where women lead on the Internet: sending email; getting maps/directions; looking for health and medical information; getting support for a medical issue or personal problem; getting religious/spiritual information.