abstract women as half of the population of each society have important role in societies development. accordingly, many sociologists consider study of women’s empowerment and its influencing factors. present study is to examine the relationship between digital divide and women empowerment. in addition, women empowerment and its dimensions (access and control of resources, participation, gender...

purpose – this paper aims to describe the role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide. the paper firstly reviews the existing literature body in this area and then suggests a number of practical solutions. digital divide is a concept which appears in the area of information and communication technology (ict) since 1990 and refers to the existing inequality in accessing to ict among ...

This paper presents the primary findings of a study carried out in Tanzania. The study aimed to investigate the main obstacles in addressing digital divide initiatives in this developing country. Data collection techniques such as questionnaires, group discussions and interviews were employed to gather data used in this study. More than 20 rural areas were also visited to study the state of com...

While the number of machine readable information accessible via the World Wide Web is growing, the digital divide problem caused by various barriers has of late become crucial. This paper describes research examples and projects of information access aimed to overcome barriers associated with human languages.

This study examined the relationship between home Internet access/parental support and student outcomes. Survey data were collected from 1,576 middle school students in China. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, independent-samples T-test, and regression analysis. Results indicate that students who had home Internet access reported higher scores than those without home Internet on al...