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- 1. Mobile Phones and the Empowerment of Women In Developing R i W I D l i Regions Pam Kahl University of Washington MCDM Digital Media in Emerging Markets Fall 2009
- 2. Fertility Choices Ch i Tolerance for Domestic Violence EMPOWERMENT Economic Independence Decision Making M ki Autonomy
- 3. MDG3 Promote gender equality and empower women Education Political Employment Decision Opportunity Making
- 4. Key Findings • Positive • Ownership equivalent to five extra years of education • Tool for economic empowerment • Less tolerance for domestic violence • Sense of possibility • Less • Fertility preferences • Independent decision making • Negative • Source of distrust
- 5. SIMM Marketplace – Grameen meets Ebay
- 6. UmNyango – Spotlight on gender-based violence
- 7. CycleTel – Family planning goes SMS
- 8. No Silver Bullet • Phones and Airtime Cost $$ • SMS requires literacy • Aggravates gender conflicts • No guarantee of access
- 9. Looking Ahead L ki Ah d • Increased access to information and social connections improves sense of opportunity • Positive indicators that economic empowerment can foster attitudinal shifts • Must socialize new ideas with men as much as women • Change takes time
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- 12. Sources Esipsu, I. (2009, Nov. 25) Mobile Phone to Partner in Family Planning Sunday Nation. Sunday Nation. Retrieved http://www.nation.co.ke Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University [Powerpoint Document]. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/IRHgeorgetown/family-planning- via-mobile-phones-proofofconcept-testing-in-india-cycletel Klonner, S. & Nolan, P. (2008). Does ICT Benefit the Poort? , , ( ) Evidence from South Africa
- 13. Sources Kutoma, W. (2008). [Powerpoint Document] The Internet and Mobile Telephony: Implications for Women’s Development and Empowerment in Zambia. Retrieved from http://www.mobileactive08.org/node/954 Lee, D. (May 2009). The Impact of Mobile Phones on the Status of Women in India Netsquared. http://www.netsquared.org/projects/sustainable- impact-mobile-microfinance-simm p
- 14. Photo Credits Associated Press Brendan Bannon/CARE Phil Borges/CARE Josh Estey/CARE David Rochkind/CARE