Who's got the phone? Gender and the use of the telephone at the bottom of the pyramid
This article challenges the claim that women바카라 사이트™s and men바카라 사이트™s use of telephones is fundamentally different
Abstract
Many studies conclude that a significant gender divide in access to the telephone exists, particularly in developing countries. Furthermore, women are also said to use telephones in a different manner from men 바카라 사이트” making and receiving more calls, spending more time on calls and using telephones primarily for 바카라 사이트˜relationship maintenance바카라 사이트™ purposes. Much of this research is based on small-sample studies in affluent developed countries. This article shows that a significant gender divide in access to telephones exists in Pakistan and India, to a lesser extent in Sri Lanka, but is absent in the Philippines and Thailand. It also challenges the findings which claim that women바카라 사이트™s and men바카라 사이트™s use is fundamentally different, at least at the 바카라 사이트˜bottom of the pyramid바카라 사이트™ in developing countries.
Citation
Zainudeen, A.; Iqbal, T.; Samarajiva, R. Who바카라 사이트™s got the phone? Gender and the use of the telephone at the bottom of the pyramid. New Media and Society (2010) 12 (4) 549-566. [DOI: 10.1177/1461444809346721]