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news The women fighting for digital equality © Getty Images Access to technology is not equal between men and women in all countries Lockdowns have forced people to spend the past year and more learning, working, and socialising online - but in many countries, women have been missing out. They are less likely than men to have access to the internet in nearly every region of the world, according to the latest figures from UN agency the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The so-called digital gender gap is most noticeable in Africa, where the ITU estimates that 37% of men have int...

Pérez, Johri); Gram Vaani Community Media, Amity University ( Singh); independent consultant, Tika Vaani ( Chandra); Université de Paris ( Seth) "...results support the potential contribution of mHealth interventions to increase access to health information in low-resource settings." Targeted actions are needed to address immunisation gaps, especially for vulnerable populations. While digital technology may play a role in mitigating such disparities, their use poses challenges, especially in developing countries. This paper explores the Tika Vaani ("vaccine voice") intervention, which soug...