ARE WE
CONNECTED?
Digital Gender Gap in Peru

MARIELIV FLORES•DENISSE ALBORNOZ

HIPER
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1WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATIONAs a policy advocacy organization, the Web Foundation works to influence thecorporate and government policies that shape the web to ensure that everyone
has the right to access the Internet freely and safely.
In recent years, it has influenced the policies of more than a dozen countries,
which helps unlock the benefits of the web for hundreds of millions of people.

HIPERDERECHOA Peruvian civil nonprofit association engaged in research, facilitating the
public understanding and promoting the respect for the rights and freedoms
in digital environments. Hiperderecho conducting research projects andintervenes in public policy debates on issues related to freedom of expression,
copyright, privacy, cybersecurity and gender violence.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We thank all the people who let us interview them, as it helped complement
the findings of the quantitative analysis. Their contribution has allowed us tohave a more global vision of the achievements and challenges we face as acountry in the issues of digital gender gap.
RESEARCH:
Marieliv Flores Villalobos
Denisse Albornoz Proaño
EDITING:
Carlos Guerrero Argote
LAYOUT:
Lorena Marks
CONTRIBUTIONS:Ingrid Brudvig, Dinita Putri, Nanjira Sambuli, Dhanaraj Thakur
TRANSLATION:
Jimena Estefanía Elorreaga Tam
Lima, November 2019
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In Hiperderecho, we believe that technology is a tool with great potential to develop
opportunities for social inclusion and transformation from an equity approach. Much of ourwork involves identifying opportunities so that groups that have been historically excluded
or discriminated against, such as Peruvian women and the LGBTIQ+ community, find asafe space to promote and acquire new abilities on the Internet.
On the other hand, in reference to digital equality, the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) point out the need to improve the use of technology and communications topromote the empowerment of women (SDG 5B); achieve universal and affordable Internet
access in developing countries by 2020 (SDG 9C); and ensure access to basic services andnew technologies for all women and all men by 2030 (SDG 1.4)1.
However, there are still a number of threats and barriers that prevent these groups fromtaking full advantage of this tool. Therefore, and thanks to the support of the World Wide
Web Foundation, we have conducted an analysis on the digital gender gap in Peru. To dothis, we not only focus on the number of people who have Internet access, but also on the
different reasons and uses they give to this technology.
This analysis allows us to have an overview of what the scenario looks like in Peru in
relation to the digital gender gap. We investigate whether the state prioritizes this need andwhat approaches or suggestions can be made looking to a more diverse and equitable use oftechnology in our country.
PERU IN THE INTERNET ECOSYSTEM
Although the beginning of the Internet and its initial expansion took place in North
America and Europe in the 1960s, the role that Latin American countries currently play in
the Internet ecosystem has been growing in the last twenty years. It should be noted that,
unlike other regions, Latin America experienced a similar social and political context in the
period prior to the spread of the Internet, which reached its highest point by the end of the
1990s with the waves of privatization of public services, including telecommunications.
When we think of the history of the Internet in Latin America, we can recognize that theentire region shares a common trajectory since its beginning2, especially in countries where
Internet access was identified as a sign of progress.
Peru was one of the first countries in Latin America to establish a permanent Internet
connection3. This promoted the creation of diverse local ecosystems, where the state
gradually started to understand its responsibility as the guarantor of the access anddevelopment of this technology. However, from a social and technological approach, we
could say that the Internet ecosystem in Peru is still disorganized4 today, since the public
and private entities that are involved, directly or indirectly, have failed to develop a space formeetings, discussion and planning that effectively responds to the needs of the Peruvian
population regarding this technology.

1World Wide Web Foundation, “Caja de herramientas para las hojas de calificación de la Auditoría dela Brecha Digital de Género”, accessed on April 15, 2019, http://webfoundation.org/docs/2017/09/
WRO-Country-Scorecard-Toolkit_Espanol.pdf.

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Carlos Guerrero, «¡Ocupemos la Red!: Conociendo el Ecosistema de Internet en el Perú»,
Hiperderecho(blog), 2016, https://hiperderecho.org/2016/07/ocupemos-la-red-conociendo-ecosistemainternet-peru/.
Ibid.
Ibid.

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It is important to point out that one of the elements that characterize the beginnings of theInternet in Peru was the fact that its precursors implemented a democratizing model ofaccess: the model of public internet booths. These spaces contributed to the social inclusionof young people in popular urban and rural sectors and were consolidated, in many cases,
as the only means by which they could access a computer and surf the Internet in an
inexpensive way5. However, despite this initial boost, by 2017 only 48.7% of the Peruvian
population had Internet access, of which 58.2% is located in urban areas and 15.4% in
rural areas6. In that sense, it is important to point out that demographic criteria, suchas: education, age, geographical location, language, gender, etc. play significant roles indetermining who and how people access and use the Internet.
At this point, it is key to understand that the Internet is a technology that should function
as a tool for social liberation that supports the development of abilities and provides
instruments of resistance before a social system that historically excludes and oppresses
minority groups and those that are far from the city.

GENDER AND TECHNOLOGYThe Internet is a space where people can exercise their rights, demand social and economic
justice, have greater opportunities for political representation, and generate knowledge7.
Internet access should be a way for women and minority and/or vulnerable communities
to exercise their voice, challenge imposed gender norms, create new representation tools,
connect with other people and strengthen their freedom8. Unfortunately, in Peru, the useof technology by these groups is very limited, whether due to the infrastructure, economic
reasons, gender violence, educational causes or other issues. Throughout this report we will
focus on several of the hindrances.
Understanding the access to technology from a gender perspective implies recognizing thatthe codes, cables and connections respond to decisions made by people who have their own
biases, priorities and ways of seeing the world. Thus, the digital gender gap not only tells us
about how men, women and people in general have a discernible experience and access, butalso about how this affects how much they use the Internet and how content and technology
are produced. Even among women and the LGTBIQ+ community, digital spaces can havedifferent meanings and access limits may vary.
The access and affordability of women to the Internet and their participation in the creation
and use of new technologies is, in that sense, a fundamental component of women’s
rights9.

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Francisco J. Proenza, “Tecnología y cambio social”. El impacto del acceso público a las computadoras e
Internet en Argentina, Chile y Perú, América Problema 35, (2012) https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/
bitstream/handle/10625/51521/IDL-51521.pdf?sequence=1.

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INEI, “Población que accede a Internet”, 2017, https://www.inei.gob.pe/estadisticas/indice-tematico/
population-access-to-internet/.
Candy Rodriguez, “Ellas dominan las tecnologías ¿y tú?”, Luchadoras, 2017, https://luchadoras.mx/
dominar-tecnologias/.
Sambuli, Brandusescu y Brudvig, “Advancing Women’s Rights Online”. 2018. http://webfoundation.org/
docs/2018/08/Advancing-Womens-Rights-Online_Gaps-and-Opportunities-in-Policy-and-Research.pdf.
Ibid.

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AUDIT: DIGITALGENDER GAP

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The World Wide Web Foundation, with support from UN Women, developed amethodology based on rating sheets with specific criteria to measure the digital gender gap
and, in this way, ensure a sustained accuracy of the analysis of the context of each country
and the implementation of policies in order to achieve the SDGs on women and technology.
The methodology consists of 14 indicators that are answered using official data publishedby the state. Each of them receives a score between 0 and 10 according to the compliance of
criteria established by the methodology. These are grouped into 5 axes:
1. Internet access and women’s empowerment
2. Affordability
3. Digital skills and education
4. Content and services relevant to women
5. Online safety
The rating sheets consolidate existing secondary data and approximate indicators to monitor
government commitments and the implementation of gender equality access to ICTs andonline digital equality.
The results of the rating sheets are designed to be used as a starting point fornational, regional and global policy dialogues. They also highlight the responsibility of
governments for progress in the gender and ICTs goals of the SDGs, by monitoring policy,
implementation and results commitments at a country level on an annual basis10.
So far, the methodology has been applied in the following countries: Colombia, Mexico,
Paraguay, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ghana, India,
Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Philippines, Senegal, Myanmar and Uganda.
In the case of Peru, we have carried out the collection and analysis of secondary data, mainly
through the information published by the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas e Informática
(National Institute of Statistics and Informatics) (INEI). It is important to mention that the
information was collected from March to September 2019, when the content publishedon the INEI portal corresponds to the Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (National Household
Survey) (ENAHO) of 2017.
In addition, we have conducted interviews with experts on the subject, which includes
activists, rights defenders and government representatives, to learn more about plans andstrategies regarding ICTs and gender. Each person interviewed was asked for their consent
to use the information they gave us for this report.
After the seven months investigation and the subsequent analysis process, we were able toidentify three difficulties:

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World Wide Web Foundation, “Caja de herramientas” http://webfoundation.org/docs/2017/09/WROCountry-Scorecard-Toolkit_Espanol.pdf.

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1. In order to work with more updated data (2018), we requested INEI to provide us
with this information. First, we tried to make this request by telephone, but they
only made reference to the public information of the site. Then, we made a request
to access public information as detailed in Law 27806. However, we have notreceived an answer as of yet.
2. The willingness of some public servants to grant us interviews was limited. We
made calls and sent emails to request a meeting or so they could inform us which
department we needed to contact, however this was not entirely successful.
3. During 2019, the political context of Peru was marked by conflict and uncertainty.
In September 2019, the President of the Republic dissolved the Congress using
the mechanisms granted by the Constitution, after almost a year of confrontations
between the executive and legislative branches. This situation meant that the plan
to request interviews with some offices of congressmen and other public servants
could not be carried out.

OBJECTIVESThis research sought to meet the following objectives:
1. Analyze the context of Peru on the relationship between technology and genderfrom a gender approach.
2. Identify the level of priority of the Peruvian state regarding the inclusion of womenin areas of technology.
3. Make specific recommendations for the improvement of specific policies related toclosing the digital gender gap in Peru.

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HOW DOPERUVIANSACCESS THE
INTERNET?

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By investigating and analyzing the data collected according to the 14 indicators andfollowing the rating criteria, Peru obtains a score of 44% in regards to the digital gender
gap. This reflects great challenges to face in reference to commitment and specific policies
and strategies to reduce the gap.
Each of these criteria are rated on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is the absence of data and 10 isthe optimal fulfillment of the criteria.

1.

INTERNET ACCESS AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT = 5

Understanding the Internet access not only as the action of being connected leads us
to question how the process by which women begin to use this technology works andwhat possibilities the state offers so that people use the Internet as a tool of freedom anddevelopment.
1.1.

COLLECTION AND NATIONAL REPORTING OF ICTS DATA DISAGGREGATED BY
SEX = 5The ENAHO, in charge of the INEI, collects information on Internet access annually11.
This data details the percentage of the population over six years of age that has Internet
access according to eleven categories: age, geographical area, educational level, language,
use location, frequency of use, reasons for use, area of residence, etc. As of 2017, theinformation corresponding to the field of information and communication technologies
details that 48.7% of the Peruvian population of six years of age and older makes use of theInternet12.
Although this represents an increase compared to previous years, this data is not
disaggregated by sex. The information regarding Internet access according to sex isfound within the INEI portal, but as part of gender indicators related to health, education,
economy, the digital gap, etc. (See indicator 1.3). In addition, this information is also
disaggregated by area of residence, natural region (coast, the highlands and the jungle),
departments of the country, age, language, education and frequency of use, which we used
to evaluate the following indicators13.
While we do recognize INEI’s work to disaggregate data and identify how many womenand how many men have Internet access, it is important to point out that separating andpresenting this information in a different field of the one of technology, frames the digital
gender gap as a problem that must only be treated in an isolated way by those who defend
and support gender equality. This decision also shows us that gender is not yet a transversal
indicator in the measuring prior to the formulation of public policies, and that an equity
agenda in the development of technology remains absent for now.

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INEI, “Perú - Encuesta Nacional de Hogares sobre Condiciones de Vida y Pobreza 2017”, 2017,https://webinei.inei.gob.pe/anda_inei/index.php/catalog/613.
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INEI, “Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación”, accessed on May 23, 2019, https://www.inei.
gob.pe/estadisticas/indice-tematico/tecnologias-de-la-informacion-y-telecomunicaciones/.
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INEI, “Indicadores de Género”, accessed on June 10, 2019, https://www.inei.gob.pe/estadisticas/
indice-tematico/brechas-de-genero-7913/.

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not been reduced in a long time. The problem with the figures given by
INEI is that they are single-entry charts; the double-entry ones do notinclude gender so you cannot see where the gap is.
Juan Fernando Bossio - Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of
Peru (PUCP)In this sense, we believe it is essential that entities that manage national statistical databases
collect data disaggregated by sex. With this information, we could monitor gender equity
in the use of technologies more effectively, analyze if the policies implemented are giving
the desired results, and develop concrete goals to close the digital gender gap14. Having
measurable information about the gap also allows the development of a budget that
responds to specific needs and that supports the policies and measures taken to reduce it.
1.2. EXISTENCE OF NATIONAL ICTS STRATEGIES OR BROADBAND PLANS OFOBJECTIVES WITH CLEAR DEADLINES TO OVERCOME THE GENDER AND
POVERTY GAPS IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND THE ALLOCATION OF A
BUDGET FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION = 2
In 2012, the Law for the Promotion of Broadband and Construction of the National Dorsal
Fiber Optic Network was approved15, which highlights the importance of developing
infrastructure, services, content, digital skills, etc. as a means to benefit social inclusion. In
addition, its regulation16 specifies that access for less favored social groups will be promoted
and that the policy must follow principles of accessibility, affordability, inclusion, among
others.
On the other hand, in recent years, the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications(MTC) has carried out specific activities aimed at the gender gap problem in the use of
the Internet. For example, this year, a forum was held for the International Day of the GirlChild in ICTs17, which facilitated dialogue between girls of school age and women who
have careers in STEAM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics).
In addition, within the framework of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission(CITEL), an agreement has been signed for Peru to be part of the Rural Women’s
Alliance: Empowering Rural Women through ICTs to strengthen the role of women in thetelecommunications sector18.
The public policies that are managed in the Ministry do take into accountthe gender approach; perhaps it is not explicit in writing but it does haveit in mind.
Cristian Mesa - Digital Public Policies Specialist at the MTC

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UNESCO, “Measuring Gender Equality in Science and Engineering: the SAGA Toolkit”, 2017, http://
uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/saga-toolkit-wp2-2017-en.pdf.
Normas Legales, Ley 29904, 2012, https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/normaslegales/ley-de-promocionde-la-banda-ancha-y-construccion-de-la-red-ley-n-29904-817111-1/.
OSIPTEL, Reglamento de la Ley Nº 29904, Ley de Promoción de la Banda Ancha y Construcción de la
Red Dorsal Nacional de Fibra Óptica, 2013, https://www.osiptel.gob.pe/repositorioaps/data/1/1/1/
PAR/ley-29904-promocion-banda-ancha-rdnfo/ds014-2013-mtc.pdf
MTC, MTC inauguró foro por el Día Internacional de las Niñas en las TIC 2019, 2019, https://www.gob.
pe/institucion/mtc/noticias/27817-mtc-inauguro-foro-por-el-dia-internacional-de-las-ninas-en-las-tic-2019.
MTC, Firman adhesión a la Alianza de Mujeres Rurales en Lima, 2019, https://www.gob.pe/institucion/
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Although the MTC is developing actions to work to reduce the digital gender and poverty
gap, these are only sectoral and they are not part of a national plan that specifies clear
objectives and goals at a country level. In addition, it is important that the approaches areintersectoral and that they are not carried out separately19. For this, it is also necessary tohave updated information on the regions of Peru in order to find out where the digital
gender gap is wider and what the levels of scientific culture are20, and in this way, have an
overview of the places where it is most urgent to invest in technology with an inclusive
approach.
1.3. WOMEN’S ACCESS TO THE INTERNET = 4
According to the data presented by the INEI, in 2017, 51.5% of men and 45.9% of women
access the internet, with which the number of women who have access to the Internet does
not seem low21. Even with the figures presented one could say that Internet access is almost
equal between women and men, however the distance between the percentages increases
when we analyze them with other data. This gross figure has variables that, when applied,
widens the gaps between men and women, according to age, place of residence, language,etc.
For example, when analyzing data according to geographical area, we find the following
scenario: if we compare the number of people who speak a native language (other than
Spanish) with the one of Internet access, we find that in the case of men, 21.9% of them
have access; while in the case of women it is only 13.7%. In the urban area, 54.8% of womenuse the Internet, while in the rural area it is only 12.5%; reflecting that there is a disparity inregards to the access to technology according to where women live. This is a clear indicatorof economic, social and infrastructure access gaps that the INEI measurements do not take
into account when assessing access matters.
In a 2017 study conducted by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), it
is analyzed that focusing on the act of accessing technology is insufficient to understandthe appropriation that women may have of it. Thinking about access also implies ensuring
economical, safe, free and unconditional channels for an equitable use and enjoyment oftechnology22. In that sense, access must be addressed by the responsible institutions, withinvestment in intersectional and multicultural infrastructure and digital literacy processes
that seek to give access to technology and knowledge to indigenous and rural women, whohave been historically marginalized from political, economic and social processes. As María
Fernanda Zamora - Laboratory Manager Alumnae points out: “the economic inequality hinders
the means necessary for access to technology and education in general.”
1.4. EMPOWERING USE OF THE WEB = 5
In the Technical Report of the INEI for the months of October, November and December
201823, we find that the total number of men and women, as Internet users, which are
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UNESCO, “Measuring Gender Equality”, http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/sagatoolkit-wp2-2017-en.pdf.
CONCYTEC, “Popularización de la Ciencia”, 2016, http://portal.concytec.gob.pe/images/
publicaciones/libro_popularizacion_oct.pdf.
INEI, “Brecha Digital de Género”, accessed on May 6, 2019. https://www.inei.gob.pe/estadisticas/
indice-tematico/brecha-digital-de-genero-7920/.
APC, “Mapping research in gender and digital technology”, 2017, https://www.apc.org/sites/default/
files/IDRC_Mapping_0323_0.pdf.
INEI, “Estadísticas de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación en los Hogares”, 2019, https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/boletines/01-informe-tecnico-n01_tecnologias-de-informacionoct-nov-dic2019.pdf

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89.7% and 90.9%, respectively, use it to communicate via email or chat; 89.6% of men
and 90.2% of women use it to obtain information; and 85% of men and 79.7% of womenuse it for entertainment activities (video games, movies, music, etc). That is, more womenthan men use the Internet to communicate and search for information, but fewer use it forentertainment purposes.
This shows a difference in the way women and men make use of the Internet. In general,
women use the Internet as an instrument to carry out specific activities (maintaincommunication, participate in dialogue groups and obtain information)24. While men makegreater use of the network for recreational purposes, women have a tendency to opt forservices of practical and social content. Likely, this trend is because women are doing more
unpaid care work, and feel they do not have enough time to use the Internet25.
It is also important to take note of the political use that is being made of the Internet,
particularly from the activist and feminist groups, and the defenders of the LGBTIQ+
rights in Peru. These groups find in digital spaces a tool to gather information about theircommunities and try to influence the formulation of public policies.
It would be important for the LGBT community to collect hate crime
data and to spread it in a transparent manner, or to include the matter ofsexual orientation in the census. To do this, the use of the Internet could
be a tool that facilitates the collection and analysis of information looking
to outline policies.
Jorge Apolaya - Communications Advisor at Promsex
In our society, there are not many socialization spaces for trans women,
but on the Internet we can find spaces to share information and for
empowerment. But, it is also difficult to access and use the Internet,
because girls have been segregated and pushed away from the education
system.
Isabella - Activist from Féminas26
On the other hand, according to the 2016 data of ENAHO, indigenous women and men
access the Internet at 11.9% and 20.3%, respectively; while non-indigenous women andmen do so at 48.9% and 53.8%, respectively. In addition, indigenous women living in rural
areas face the disadvantages of remoteness, the lack of accessible means of transport andcommunications, and the multiple discriminations rooted in ethnic-racial inequalities,
which make their Internet access more difficult27.		

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INEI, “Perú Brechas de Género 2017 Avances hacia la igualdad de mujeres y hombres”, 2017 https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1444/libro.pdf
Web Foundation, “Women’s Rights Online Translating Access into Empowerment”, 2015, http://
webfoundation.org/docs/2015/10/womens-rights-online_Report.pdf
Community center for trans women.
INEI, “Perú Brechas de Género 2017”, 2017 https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/
publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1444/libro.pdf

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The gap is huge in the elderly and in indigenous, rural, and lower income
populations. How is this explained? In areas of lower economic income,the access does not happen through a smartphone, but in internet
booths. This can mean a lack of security for women: which woman would
walk at night to go to a booth, when this can expose her to some risks?
Juan Fernando Bossio - Professor at PUCP
If we analyze these differences taking into account the Web Foundation’s report on
women’s rights28 and the APC’s research29 on gender and technology, we can say that whileboth men and women can experience similar barriers when it comes to Internet access,women face structural inequities that not only restrict their access to the Internet, but also
the reasons for using it. According to the Web Foundation report, one of the main barriers
for women is the lack of time to use the Internet more frequently and, with this, to expand
or discover the many uses that it can have. At this point we can ask ourselves whether social
barriers are found behind this behavioral pattern, such as the time women spend at home,taking care of their children, etc.
1.5.

GENDER GAP IN INTERNET ACCESS = 7

In Peru, the gender gap in Internet access between men and women is 12%30, with women
accessing the Internet less than men. As we have seen, this responds to cultural andstructural factors that have an impact on how people understand technology and its use,and how the state understands the problem and propose bills. Thus, we must keep in mind
the way we can work with technology under an inclusion approach, where its development
responds to the needs and curiosities of the different groups that make up our society:
The important thing is that all people have representation in the developmentof technology. For it to be a space of inclusion and diversity, since we all use it
as a product that directly affects our lives, and if there is no representation ofminorities, then that product is not focused on all users.
Maria Fernanda Zamora - Laboratory Manager Alumnae
It is essential to expand the vision on the uses that we can give to technology, and especially,that the state develops specific strategies and clear goals to close social gaps in a Peruvian
context, where inequalities are replicated in digital spaces.

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Web Foundation, “Women’s Rights Online Translating Access into Empowerment”, 2015, http://
webfoundation.org/docs/2015/10/womens-rights-online_Report.pdf
APC, “Mapping research in gender and digital technology” https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/
IDRC_Mapping_0323_0.pdf
A specific formula was applied to calculate the gender gap, according to the research methodology:(men% - women%) / women% = the result * 100

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2.

AFFORDABILITY = 7

Affordability is one of the most significant barriers for women when accessing the Internet,
because they are the ones who usually have the lowest income, compared to men31.
2.1. EXISTENCE OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC POLICIES TO PROMOTE FREE OR LOW-COST
PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS = 6
In the country there are different public policies of national scope that promote access todifferent public services, which are usually aimed at social groups in vulnerable situations.
Regarding affordable Internet access, we can mention:
The Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (National Telecommunications Program)(PRONATEL32) seeks to strengthen the policies on infrastructure and communications
products promoted by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to improve theservices offered to citizens. In this way, to intensify regional projects in rural areas and tobring digital services where private activity does not arrive33.
One of the objectives of PRONATEL is to provide Internet access in rural
areas to approximately 4 million Peruvians, highlighting the development
of digital skills, for which it has a financing of 2 billion dollars.
Cristian Mesa - Digital Public Policies Specialist at the MTC
While there are attempts and efforts by the government to promote public access to theInternet, they must be designed in response to the social challenges that intensify the
restrictions on Internet use. In addition, it is important to note that even though public
policies of affordable access propose improvements in general terms, the progress of thereal changes they propose remains slow34. This is evidenced from how half of the country is
still unable to access the Internet and there are no ongoing public or private initiatives that
aim to fill this gap.
2.2. INTERNET AFFORDABILITY (PRICE OF 1GB OF DATA / AVERAGE MONTHLY
INCOME) = 7
In Peru, remuneration resulting from work is the main economic resource for households,
as it represents more than 70% of the total monetary income35. In this context, according
to the study conducted by the Alliance for Affordable Internet in 2019, the price of 1 GB ofInternet is 1.66% of the average income in Peru36.
According to the ENAHO of 2017, 48.8% of people who have a job have Internet. However,
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APC, “Mapping research in gender and digital technology” https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/
IDRC_Mapping_0323_0.pdf
MTC, “Puente Informativo”, accessed on june 15, 2019, http://puenteinformativo.mtc.gob.pe/boletin-47/.
MTC, “MTC crea el Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (PRONATEL) para llevar internet de alta
velocidad a todo el país”, 2018,https://www.gob.pe/institucion/mtc/noticias/23526-mtc-crea-el-programa-nacional-detelecomunicaciones-pronatel-para-llevar-internet-de-alta-velocidad-a-todo-el-pais.
Alliance for Affordable Internet, “Informe de Asequibilidad 2018: Resumen Ejecutivo”, 2018,https://a4ai.org/2018-resumen-ejecutivo/#.
INEI, “Perú: Indicadores de Empleo e Ingreso por departamento 2007-2017”, 2018, https://www.inei.
gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1537/libro.pdf.
Alliance for Affordable Internet, “Mobile Broadband Pricing”, 2019, https://a4ai.org/extra/mobile_
broadband_pricing_gnicm-2019Q2.

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within this Internet user population, there are groups with greater access than others, suchas men who have higher education in universities, have formal jobs and reside in urban
areas37.
On the other hand, Isabella de Féminas explains that it is important to relate the access anduse of the Internet to the economic factor, especially of the population that is in vulnerable
situations, such as trans women:
What makes it difficult for us to access the Internet are two things:
the economic and educational matters, because not all of us can buy asmartphone and that limits us with the options of obtaining knowledge,
when the education system excludes us.
In these figures, the economic factor between the relationship of having Internet accessand having the economic possibilities of using it is highlighted. In addition, it is possible
to visualize the positive link between the access to education, work, use of technology andeconomic autonomy to enjoy the Internet38. Therefore, the state as an entity that protects
our rights must play a proactive role to ensure that the cost of using the Internet is not animpediment for its access.

3.		 DIGITAL SKILLS AND EDUCATION = 5
From the educational sector, the fact that women face specific obstacles to access technology
should foster the necessary impulses to generate specific resources from a social approach
which promotes the development of skills in the STEAM fields, and in this way, toguarantee equal access and use by people in a medium term.
3.1

PROPORTION OF TEACHERS WITH TRAINING IN ICTS IN SCHOOLS = 2

Currently, the campaigns focused on training teachers in ICTs topics that have beendeveloped in various areas of the country respond to specific needs of some regions, and not
to a national government plan or strategy39.
At national level, the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica
(National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation) (CONCYTEC)
manages the Special Program for the Popularization of Science, Technology and Innovationthat includes the Teaching Update. This project aim to support teaching activity throughthe strengthening of capacities for the development of skills in the field of science andtechnology40. The trainings that are being developed are carried out thanks to commissions
from other projects, in coordination with the Educational Management Units. In a year, anaverage of one thousand teachers are trained.
On the other hand, it is also important to recognize that teacher skills should not be purely
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INEI, “Perú: Indicadores de Empleo e Ingreso” https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/
publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1537/libro.pdf.
CEPAL, “Persiste brecha de género en inclusión digital en países de la región”, 2013, https://www.
cepal.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=/socinfo/noticias/noticias/1/49601/P49601.xml&xsl=/socinfo/tpl/
p1f.xsl&base=/socinfo/tpl/top-bottom.xsl.
FONDEP, “Ministerio de Educación inicia capacitación para docentes de apoyo tecnológico”, accessedon July 9, 2019,https://www.fondep.gob.pe/ministerio-de-educacion-inicia-capacitacion-para-docentes-de-apoyotecnologico/.
CONCYTEC, “Popularización de la Ciencia”, http://portal.concytec.gob.pe/images/publicaciones/
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cognitive, but also including soft skills:
It is important to encourage teachers of schools to be mentors intechnology issues and, at the same time, to encourage children with fun
things like: sticker codes, videos, music, etc. There is also a lot of workthat needs to be done with parents, so they expose girls to technology andforget the idea that technology belongs to men.
María Vélez - CEO of Crack the Code
It is essential to have plans and strategies that have an overview of the diverse actors thatare involved in the development of technology abilities of students, such as teachers. For
instance, developing and strengthening alliances between the Ministry of Education,
CONCYTEC, other state entities and the private sector to strengthen the abilities ofteachers. According to the Web Foundation, education is a determining factor for using theInternet for women in urban areas and in poverty. Women with secondary education areusually online six times more than women with primary education or without educationfrom the system41.
3.2. PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN IN FIELDS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING = 5
According to CONCYTEC, the percentage of professional women dedicated to science,technology and innovation in Peru reaches 34% of the total number of professionals
registered in the Directorio Nacional de Investigadores e Innovadores (National Directory of
Researchers and Innovators) (DINA)42.
In an investigation carried out by CENTRUM43, Centro de Negocios de la PUCP (BusinessCenter of the PUCP), it is shown that only 29.2% of the students enrolled in STEAM
careers are women, despite the fact that, in terms of school and university studies, thenumber of women students are above 50%44.
It is not true to say that girls and female adolescents are not interested
in science and technology. In the national phase of the Feria Escolar
Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (National School Fair of Science andTechnology) (EUREKA), almost 60% of the finalists are women. The
gaps are seen by cultural factors; subsequently, for example in the
Systems Engineering major, there is a ratio of 9 men to 1 woman.
Marco Rinaldi - Coordinator of the Popularization of Science, Technology
and Innovation Program

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Web Foundation, “Women’s Rights Online”, http://webfoundation.org/docs/2015/10/womens-rightsonline_Report.pdf.
CONCYTEC, “Índice de investigadores”, accessed on August 29, 2019, https://portal.concytec.gob.
pe/index.php/cientificos-inc-informacion-general/129-indice-investigadores-peru/627-i ndice-de-https://
portal.concytec.gob.pe/index.php/cientificos-inc-informacion-general/129-indice-investigadoresperu/627-indice-de-investigadores-peru.htmlinvestigadores-peru.html.
CENTRUM, “Factores que Influyen en el Ingreso, Participación y Desarrollo de las Mujeres en Carreras
Vinculadas a la Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación en el Perú”, 2018, https://www.centrumthink.pucp.
edu.pe/Docs/files/folleto.pdf
RPP, “Menos del 30% de estudiantes de ciencia y tecnología son mujeres según estudio de CENTRUM
PUCP”, 2018,https://rpp.pe/campanas/publirreportaje/menos-del-30-de-estudiantes-de-ciencia-y-tecnologia-sonmujeres-segun-estudio-de-centrum-pucp-noticia-1171977.

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As there are more women in the world of technology, whatever isdeveloped will be designed from another point of view, which does notmean having pink laptops. The point of view does a lot on how solutions
to problems are thought. An app against violence against women
designed by men will not be the same as one designed by women, as
it will not take into account the same things. There needs to be more
women in technology.
Juan Fernando Bossio - Professor at the PUCPThe development of programs and strategies of the education and economy sectors musttake into account the relationship between low representation of women in STEAM
and the loss of talent, ideas, analysis and approaches, and how it translates into various
difficulties for a country to be able to reach its maximum potential45. Given this, having data
disaggregated by sex regarding the barriers/reasons that women face in these fields could
identify the challenges they face when balancing the social expectations of what it means to
be a woman and their professional careers46.
3.3. INTERNET ACCESS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS = 7
According to the statistics from the Ministry of Education of 201847, 74.1% of secondary
schools nationwide have internet access. However, when we analyze this figure according
to the type of management, a greater disparity can be observed: Internet access in public
secondary schools is 68.4%, and 84.5% for private schools. Also, in the rural area, 44.1% of
secondary schools have Internet access, while in the urban area it is 88.6%.
Political instability affects things being carried out in the education
sector; this is one of the most serious limitations we face. In addition, I
believe that not all people have the same resources.
María Vélez - CEO of Crack the CodeSocial barriers in education are also replicated in Internet access, not only due toinfrastructure issues, but also for how the state prioritizes its citizens according to where
they live and their purchasing power. On the other hand, thinking about the digital
gap implies not only seeing the access portion of it, but also the content gap and thetechnological skills gap48. Given this, it is necessary to ask how the education system isdesigned and what social, economic and perspective obstacles girls and women face in thetechnological space.

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UNESCO, “Measuring Gender Equality”, http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/sagatoolkit-wp2-2017-en.pdf.
CONCYTEC, “Estudio sobre los diferentes factores que influyen en los jóvenes a inclinarse por una
formación científico-técnica”, accessed on August 28, 2019,http://portal.concytec.gob.pe/index.php/publicaciones/informes/item/208-informe-n-4-estudio-sobrelos-diferentes-factores-que-influyen-en-los-jovenes-a-inclinarse-por-una-formacion-cientifico-tecnica.
MINEDU, “Estadística Online”, accessed on June 6, 2019, http://escale.minedu.gob.
pe/ueetendencias2016?p_auth=hsv3ZbhT&p_p_id=TendenciasActualPortlet2016_WAR_
tendencias2016portlet_INSTANCE_t6xG&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_
col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=3&_TendenciasActualPortlet2016_WAR_
tendencias2016portlet_INSTANCE_t6xG_idCuadro=53.
INEI, “Perú Brechas de Género 2017” https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_
digitales/Est/Lib1444/libro.pdf.

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4.

CONTENT AND SERVICES RELEVANT TO WOMEN = 2

Women in our country have different contexts and needs. Considering this reality, ICTs area good option to provide information spaces and generate tools that can facilitate their daily
performance. However, the generation of content and services that are available to women
is not easily accessible or, in some cases, is non-existent.
4.1

AVAILABILITY OF USER-FRIENDLY INFORMATION THROUGH ICTS (INCLUDING
WEB/INTERNET, INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE (IVR) AND SMS MESSAGING)ABOUT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS AND SERVICES FORWOMEN AND GIRLS = 2

When searching for information on reproductive health on state platforms, what was foundwere guides, technical standards49 and reports related to STIs, HIV, pregnancy, etc. These
documents appear to be addressed to an audience with prior knowledge of reproductive
health.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations has Line 100 and
Chat 10050. People can contact these lines to ask for guidance in case of violence, but by thismeans no information on sexual and reproductive rights is provided.
In Peru, those who work and spread sexual rights matters are NGOs and groups of activists,such as Serena Morena and Línea Aborto - Información Segura (Abortion Line - Safe
Information), two organizations that also provide information on safe abortion under theprotection of the right to freedom of information, since abortions are currently illegal in
Peru, with the only exception in case when the mother’s life is in danger if the pregnancy is
not interrupted.
Beyond the fact that the websites of the state are a mess, the use thatthe state has of technology is very precarious. The interconnection oftechnology as a spreading tool in reproductive health issues is very
precarious.
Milagros Olivera - Serena Morena
The state is not doing its job; the little information on reproductive healthis not easily accessible or public.
Fátima Valdivia - Feminist anthropologist
In that sense, it is important to question how is the relationship between reproductive
health issues for women and the utilitarian role of technology as an information toolfrom government perspective. In this way, identify what content is being created andspread online, which in turn respond to the basic needs of women and encourage their
participation in technologies. That is, that the content is easily accessible, in their language,
relevant to its context, etc51.

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MINSA, “Norma Técnica de Salud para la prevención y el control de la infección por el virus de lainmunodeficiencia humana en pueblos indígenas amazónicos, con pertinencia intercultural”, 2016,
http://bvs.minsa.gob.pe/local/MINSA/3972.pdf.
MIMP, Programa Nacional Contra la Violencia Familiar y Sexual”, accessed on September 3, 2019,https://www.mimp.gob.pe/contigo/contenidos/pncontigo-articulos.php?codigo=18
APC, “Mapping research in gender and digital technology” https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/
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4.2. PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN WHO USE MOBILE FINANCIAL SERVICES INPERSON = 2
In 2017, the World Bank conducted an investigation in Peru, where it was identified that
only 2.3% of women of 15 years of age and older used mobile financial services in the last
12 months52. On the other hand, since 2015, Peru has a national financial inclusion strategy
developed with assistance from the World Bank53; one of its objectives for 2021 is that atleast 75% of adults have access to a transaction account54.
Speaking of women’s financial inclusion implies understanding that the incorporationof women in the labor market is different from that of men, depending on the level of
education, professional career, hours of work, social factors, etc55. On the other hand,according to various researches, although the economy network promotes the employmentof women and their economic independence, it is not necessary or directly leads to women’sdevelopment and their arrangement56.

5.

ONLINE SAFETY = 4

Having Internet access, the possibility of acquiring it and developing skills to be able toenjoy it are key factors, but so is recognizing the difficulties women face when they are
online. At the same time, this implies questioning what role the state plays in guaranteeing
the protection of women and populations in vulnerable situations in cases of online genderviolence.
5.1. DEGREE TO WHICH COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND COURTS ACT IN CASES
WHERE ICTS TOOLS ARE USED TO COMMIT ACTS OF GENDER VIOLENCE = 3
In the research about Online Gender Violence in Peru, which was carried out by
Hiperderecho in 201857, identified up to ten ways of using technology to exert violenceagainst groups in vulnerable situations (women, the LGTBIQ+ community, activists, etc.).
The same research found that the Internet is not a space free of violence, but that it isreplicated and amplified according to the inherent characteristics of the Internet, such as
anonymity, proximity, speed and permanence of content.
In September 2018, the Legislative Decree 1410 was published, which makes bullying,sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the distribution of intimate images without

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worldbank.org/reports.aspx?source=1228.
The World Bank, “Perú pone en marcha Estrategia Nacional para Ampliar la Inclusión Financiera”,
2015,
https://www.bancomundial.org/es/news/feature/2015/08/05/peru-launches-national-financialinclusion-strategy-to-expand-financial-inclusion.
The World Bank, “La inclusión financiera es un factor clave para reducir la pobreza e impulsar laprosperidad”, 2018, https://www.bancomundial.org/es/topic/financialinclusion/overview.
ILO, “La brecha salarial entre hombres y mujeres en América Latina”, 2019, https://www.ilo.org/
wcmsp5/groups/public/---americas/---ro-lima/documents/publication/wcms_697670.pdf.
APC, “Mapping research in gender and digital technology” https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/
IDRC_Mapping_0323_0.pdf.
OIT, “La Brecha Salarial entre hombres y Mujeres en América Latina”, 2019, https://hiperderecho.org/
tecnoresistencias/informe/violencia/.

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consent a crime58. However, there is still no clarity about the authority that is responsible forreceiving and processing reports on this type of violence. More importantly, it is not known
to what extent the authorities have sufficient tools and knowledge to investigate thesecases, act against the aggressors and prove their guilt. This void also translates into a poor
response from public institutions, universities and private companies, where there are noclear protocols to regulate online gender violence.
In general, a regulation does not help much if people are not aware andinvolved; it’s like a task that must be understood from the limitations inwhich we live. The law is important, it already states the problem, but justthat.
Milagros Olivera - Serena Morena
Knowing that in these cases the most vulnerable populations to suffer violence are women,
the LGBTIQ+ community, human rights activists and defenders, clear response strategies
should be developed. However, this type of violence relies on the impunity of the justicesystem due to the ineffective routes of denunciation and assistance for victims59. Therefore,
it is a priority that justice operators receive the relevant training to address these cases andensure adequate access to justice by those facing cases of online gender violence.
5.2. STRENGTH OF EXISTING NATIONAL DATA PROTECTION LAWS = 5
The protection of personal data is a fundamental right in Peru recognized in the Political
Constitution of Peru in its article 2, subsection 6, and developed in Law No. 29733: “Lawon Protection of Personal Data (LPDP)60” and in its regulations. The LPDP establishes aframework of protection of people, offering them different tools to control the use that otherprivate or public entities make of their data.
In addition, it creates obligations for those who access personal data under the European
scheme of rights called ARCO (Access, Rectification, Cancellation and Opposition):request prior authorization before collecting data, inform how it is treated and with whom
it is shared, etc. Finally, it creates a set of administrative sanctions for those who breakthese rules. To monitor compliance with this rule, the Autoridad de Protección de Datos
Personales (Personal Data Protection Authority) was created, an administrative entity under
the Ministry of Justice.
Although when talking about its design, the LPDP and its Regulations achieve substantial
protection for personal data, when it comes to its application and when the one who
processes the data is a public entity, this is not always true. In fact, there are three
exceptions under which these entities may breach the provisions of the LPDP: By legal
mandate (laws), for reasons of national security, and in compliance with the public function.

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Hiperderecho, “Decreto Legislativo convierte en delito el acoso y la pornografía no consentida por
Internet, acceso”, accessed on July 16, 2019,https://hiperderecho.org/tecnoresistencias/2019/01/decreto-legislativo-convierte-en-delito-el-acoso-y-lapornografia-no-consentida-por-internet/

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Albornoz y Flores, “Conocer para Resistir: Violencia de Género en Línea en Perú”, 2018, https://
hiperderecho.org/tecnoresistencias/informe/.
MINJUS, Ley de Protección de Datos Personales, 2011, https://www.minjus.gob.pe/wp-content/
uploads/2013/04/LEY-29733.pdf.

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ONLINE GENDER
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CLOSING THE ONLINE GENDER GAP: A 5-STEP PLAN
1. Collect national data on gender and ICTs: analyze from a rights
approach how access and the use of technology play a role in inequalities
and gender violence.
2. Integrate digital skills into the education system: digital skills andtechnology education must be universal, and include an intersectional andmulticultural approach. Additionally, digital skills education must focus on
the three actors that influence education: teachers, students and families.
It is also important to produce knowledge in the native language of people
and to respect their culture in order to eliminate social barriers that influence
the use of technology.
3. Develop strategies and public policies with a gender perspective:
create gender-specific goals and objectives for policies related totechnology, broadband, and internet infrastructure, to ensure public policies
do not exclude women. Assigned responsibilities to the interested parties toimplement policies that narrow the digital gender gap.
4. Promote digital abilities of girls and women to create more content:
support women and girls to develop content, applications and services thatare relevant and empowering according to their needs and interests.
5. Enforce the Legislative Decree 1410, and consult with women’s and
LGTBIQ+ groups on the best mechanisms to ensure their access tojustice: in this way, to be able to propose specific national strategies that
promote concrete actions according to their contexts for a greater use oftechnology in a safe space.

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APPENDIX: DIGITAL GENDER GAP AUDIT SCORECARD TOOLKIT
http://webfoundation.org/docs/2017/09/WRO-Country-Scorecard-Toolkit_Espanol.pdf
Indicador

Source1. Internet Access and Women’s Empowerment

Scoring criteri
For a score of 0

ITU gender and ICT data or
Data available at National
No sex-disaggregated ICT data
National collection and reporting of
Statistics Offices (NSOs) on is systematically collected at the
sex-disaggregated ICT data
Internet users, disaggregated national levelby gender

For a score of 5

For a score of 10

ICT data on Internet users
is disaggregated by sex
Sex-disaggregate d ICT data is collected
but it may not be readily
and available from the national statisticalaccessible online or through office or any other government source
national departments.

There is very little, if any, discus- There may be sub-nationalsion at any level of government and/or national policies enabout the need to encourage
couraging increased access,greater access to and use of the training and use of the web
web by women and girls, or of by women and girls, but noincreased training in how to use official national concrete
the web for women and girls.
targets exist.

Existence in national ICT strategies
or broadband plans of clear timebound targets to overcome genderand poverty divides in Internet use,and provision of budget for implementation

Web Index (2014)​as abaseline ​—​with new expert
assessment review

Women’s internet accesst

Women’s Rights Online study(2015) ​or other national data Menos del 10 % de las mujeres 50% - 59% of women sur100% of women surveyed reported having
source on the percentage
encuestadas han usado Internet, veyed reported having used
used the Internet.
of women with access to the según el informe.
the Internet.
Internet

There is an official national policy or
directive designed to encourage increased
access, training and use of the web for
women and girls, with concrete targets forgender equity in this area.

Empowering use of the web

Women’s Rights Online study Under 10% of women surveyed(2015) ​—​average of data for reported having used the Interwomen’s use of the Internet net in the past six months to: a)
to: a) look for work, b) seek look for work, b) seek informainformation, c) voice opinion tion, c) voice opinion

50% - 59% of women surveyed reported having used 100% of women surveyed reported having
the Internet in the past six
used the Internet in the past six months to:months to: a) look for work, a) look for work, b) seek information, c)b) seek information, c) voice voice opinion
opinion.

Gender gap in internet accessThis indicator comprises theaverage gender gap across(1) ​Women’s Rights Online
The online gender gap is morestudy of poor urban areas
than 80%(2015) & (2) ​Pew Global
Attitudes nationally representative

The gender gap is 30%

The online gender gap is less than 2%

For a score of 5

For a score of 10

2. Affordability

For a score of 0

Existence of specific policies to proA4AI Affordability Drivers
mote free or low-cost public internet
Index (2015
accessThere is evidence of policies
for public access and shared
There is no evidence of a policy access in the country, but
There are specific policies to support
or ICT/Broadband Plan that
resources to implement polpublic or shared access in order to create
supports/ promotes public and/ icies and plans are limitedaffordable accessor access.
and/or there are very few
places set up to offer thoseservices/options.

Internet affordability (price of 1 GBdata / average monthly income)price of 1GB is between
The price of 1GB is 11% of more
Price of 1GB is less than 2% of average
6-6.99% of average monthlyof average monthly income.
monthly income
incomeITU, World Bank (2014)

3. Digital Skills and Education

For a score of 0

Web Index (2014) ​as a
Proportion of ICT-qualified teachers
baseline-with new expert
in schools
assessment review

Very few ​- ​if any - education
sector workers are trained in
A few pilot projects havethe use of web-powered ICTs tobeen implemented in somedeliver better education services
districts, but there is no
children, and those who are,systematic uptake;tend to be in the private education sector.

Percentage of women in technology and engineering research anddevelopment (R&D) fields

UNESCO indicator:“Female researchers as apercentage of total researchers in technology andengineering”.

The percentage of women intechnology and engineering research and development (R&D)
is 10% or less

UNESCO Data on
No data is collected on thisInternet access at secondary schools “Educational Institutions withindicator at the national level
Access to the Internet”

For a score of 5

For a score of 10

Teachers and administrators in almost all
the regions of the country have to receive
regular training (at least once every 3 years)
on how to deliver better education services
using web-powered ICTs, especially to poorand marginalised communities.

The percentage of women in
The percentage of women in technology
technology and engineeringand engineering research and development
research and development(R&D) is at least 50%(R&D) is at least 30%

50% or fewer secondary
schools report having Internet accessOver 90% of secondary schools reporthaving Internet access4. Relevant Content and Services for Women

Availability of user friendly information via ICTs (including web/Web Index (2014) ​as a
Internet, IVR and SMS) about repro- baseline - with new expert
ductive and sexual health rights and assessment review
services for women and girls

Percentage of women personallyusing mobile financial services

For a score of 0

For a score of 5

For a score of 10

The government and private
service providers do notprovide any information on the
Web/other ICT platforms about
reproductive and sexual healthrights and services, or suchinformation is not easy to find,outdated or incomplete so as torender it uselessThe government and/or CSOs/ private service
providers make available on
Web-powered ICT platforms
some information about
reproductive and sexual
health rights and services,
but some key information
may be incomplete or outof date.

The government and/or CSOs/ private service providers make available via web-powered ICTs information about reproductive
and sexual health rights and services in themain local languages.

Less than 1% of women are perWorld Bank Financial
sonally using a mobile phone
Inclusion Data/Global Findex​
pay bills or to send or receive(2014)
money

5%-15% of women areOver 60% of women are personally using
personally using a mobilea mobile phone pay bills or to send orphone pay bills or to send or
receive money
receive money5. Online safety

For a score of 0

Extent to which law enforcement
agencies and the courts are taking
action in cases where ICT tools
are used to commit acts of gender-based violence

There are some legal andNeither training nor clear guide- regulatory stipulations inlines are provided to the police place. Training and guideor the judiciary on how to deal lines are provided to bothwith gender violence carried
police and judiciary, but
out using ICT tools.
enforcement is non-existentor very inadequate

Clear legal protection and laws in place.
Training and clear guidelines are provided
to both the police and judiciary on how todeal with such issues.

A legal or regulatory regime
exists but is missing some of
the key elements understoodto promote best practicearound data protection policies, including broad applicability, the right of choice/consent to individuals...

A legal or regulatory data protection
framework exists that is broadly applicable,
provides the right of choice/consent to individuals, provides the right to access and/or
correct one’s personal data.

Web Index (2014)​as abaseline - with new expert
assessment review

A legal or regulatory regime topromote data protection does
Existence and robustness of national
not exist or is so devoid of preOpen Data Barometer (2016)
data protection laws
cision and/or the understoodbest practice as to render it
useless in practice

For a score of 5

For a score of 10