Breaking the walls of social exclusion of women rural by means of ICTs: The case of ‘digital divides’ in Galician

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Highlights：

• We examine the digital divides for women in rural areas in the Information Society.

• We study the impact of ICTs to explore the social exclusion in rural women.

• ICTs are key to achieve the participation of rural women on social life and labor.

• Employment, education and income are the main barriers to the Internet penetration.

• Policy measures are needed to avoid social exclusion and gender inequality.

摘要

•We examine the digital divides for women in rural areas in the Information Society.•We study the impact of ICTs to explore the social exclusion in rural women.•ICTs are key to achieve the participation of rural women on social life and labor.•Employment, education and income are the main barriers to the Internet penetration.•Policy measures are needed to avoid social exclusion and gender inequality.

论文关键词：Information Society,ITC,Digital divides,Digital literacy,Rural women,Social inclusion

论文评审过程：Available online 19 August 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.017