WOMEN’S RIGHTS ONLINEREPORT
CARD
PERU
Measuring process,Driving accion

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NENRPOTEMPERU
GLOBAL SCORE: 44%
SCORE:44%Y

7According to a study conducted by the Alliance forAffordable Internet in 2019, the price of 1 GB ofInternet is 1.66% of the average income in Peru.
According to the National Household Survey (ENAHO) of 2017, 48.8% of people who have a job haveInternet access. However, there are groups withgreater access than others, such as men who havea university education and formal jobs, and residein urban areas.

SCORE:LSKILLS & EDU

CIONATSCORE:O R DA BILIT

According to the data presented by the Instituto
Nacional de Estadística e Informática (NationalInstitute of Statistics and Informatics), in 2017,51.5% of men and 45.9% of women accessed
the Internet. From this figure, more women use
the Internet to communicate and search for
information, but fewer use it for entertainment
purposes. This figure has variables that, whenapplied, widen the gaps between men and women,
according to age, residence, language, etc.

DIGITAFAF55According to the Ministry of Education, 74.1% ofsecondary schools have Internet access, but thisexcludes the majority of schools in rural areas,
where only 44.1% have access compared to 88.6%of secondary schools in urban areas. In addition,teacher training on the use of ICTs is poor and it is
not part of a national plan. Finally, only 34% of thetotal number of professionals registered in National
Directory of Researchers and Innovators (DINA) areprofessional women from the Science, Technology,Engineering, Arts and Mathematics field.

RELEVAONICESRVSCORE:CONTENT & SETN2The state generates and spreads little content
related to health and reproductive rights that
respond to the specific needs of girls and women.
Civil society groups address this problem bygenerating their own content which is often
disseminated through social media (Facebook) andprivate channels (hotlines and emails).
In 2017, it was identified that only 2.3% of womenof 15 years of age and older used mobile financial
services in the last 12 months.

SCORE:

LINE S AFETY

4The Legislative Decree 1410 recently made thatharassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmailand distribution of intimate images, throughdigital channels, without consent became a crime.
However, justice operators need to be trained toeffectively comply with this rule. On the other hand,
the Law on the Protection of Personal Data hasachieved substantial protection for personal data,
but this is not always true when the one handlingthe data is a public entity.

CLOSIGN THE GENDER GAP: A 5 POINT ACTION PLAN
1COLLECT NATIONAL DATA ON GENDER AND ICTS: analyze how access and the use oftechnology play a role in inequalities and gender violence, using a rights-based approach.

2INTEGRATE DIGITAL SKILLS INTO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: digital skills andtechnology education must be universally accessible, and include an intersectional and multiculturalapproach.

3

DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND PUBLIC POLICIES WITH A GENDER PERSPECTIVE:
create gender-specific goals and objectives for policies related to technology, broadband, and internet
infrastructure.

4

PROMOTE DIGITAL ABILITIES OF GIRLS AND WOMEN TO CREATE MORE
CONTENT: support women and girls to develop content, applications and services that are relevantand empowering according to their needs and interests.

5CONSULT WITH WOMEN’S AND LGTBIQ+ GROUPS ON THE BEST MECHANISMSTO ENSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE: propose specific national strategies according to thecontexts of people in vulnerable situations to promote a greater use of technology in a safe space.

PROJECT OVERVIEWThe United Nations recently
made gender-equitable access toinformation and communications
technologies (ICTs) central to theSustainable Development Goals(SDGs), which set the global
development agenda until 2030.
Why? ICTs are powerful. They can help todeliver improved healthcare, quality education
for all, financial inclusion, more accountable
government, and much more. In adopting theSDGs, all countries have pledged to prioritise
universal Internet access, and to use ICTs toempower women.

- including high costs, lack of know-how,
and a scarcity of relevant and empoweringcontent - as well as social and legal obstacles
to speaking freely and privately online.
The Web Foundation and partners have
prepared these gender audits to help countries
assess what they need to do to overcome thegender digital divide. Hiperderecho has taken
the lead, in consultation with other nationalstakeholders, on identifying concrete steps
that government can take in the next year toaddress the challenges and gaps identified.
We hope that this report card and action plan
will spark debate and galvanise policy change.

But much hard work lies ahead if weare to translate this vision into reality. A
formidable gender gap in Internet access,digital skills and online rights exists - our
Women’s Rights Online research shows that inmany communities, women are 50% less likely
than men to be online and 30-50% less likely
to use the Internet for economic and politicalempowerment. Women face many barriers

A NOTE ON METHODOLOGY:
We based our scores on 14 simple indicators for which reliable empirical evidence exists,and grading was done in the second quarter of 2016. See the accompanying overview
for a description of the indicators and sources used. A full methodology is available onour website.
Download the full report from hiperderecho.org/publicaciones

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