New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Summary The gendered digital divide in Africa highlights systemic inequalities in access to digital technologies, with women facing barriers such as high costs, limited digital literacy, and online safety concerns.

To bridge this gap, the G20 can lead efforts to expand affordable internet access, promote women's participation in tech fields, and ensure digital safety.

South Africa's G20 presidency in 2025 could be pivotal in advocating for these changes.

Across Africa, women have less access to the internet than men. In Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania only 15 per cent-28 per cent of women own smartphones. Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo is a feminist political economist and director of the Centre for the Study of Race,...