Closing The Digital Divide: Gendering The G20 To Promote Women's Tech Literacy

Abstract

A large percentage of the four billion people who suffer exclusion from the digital economy are women. According to government reports, the internet-based economy has the potential to fundamentally change the world of work. On the other side, there are concerns that the present "digital divide" across and within nations may exacerbate current socioeconomic imbalances and solidify discrimination based on gender. Digitalization provides various prospects for female empowerment and increases female inclusion in labor, financial, and entrepreneurship markets. Presently, it appears that digitization benefits female labor, which is less likely to be displaced by robots than male labor. Women's superior social skills often provide an edge over their male counterparts in the digital sphere, particularly when paired with greater education and increased computer proficiency.

Nevertheless, the hurdles and inadequacies already impeding women’s growth in many G20 countries may deprive them of numerous advantages in the digital era. G20 nations must make significant efforts to eliminate these hurdles. Increasing women's access to new technological resource looks to be a possible starting point for such activities and for achieving the goal of gender equality. This will be a qualitative and descriptive research study. In the context of the G-20, this paper will investigate the obstacles and potential for the empowerment of women in the technological age.

Keywords: Women Empowerment, Gender Gap, Digital divide, Challenges, Policy Narratives.