subsequently diminishes their opportunities for securing employment, as
outlined in the report.
The gender digital divide is stark, with approximately 259 million fewer women
accessing the internet than men. This accounts for only 63% of the total
percentage of women in 2022. In low-income countries, internet access among
women is notably low, with only about 21% having access—an indicator that has
shown little improvement from 2019 to 2022.
Compounding the issue, real challenges hinder the accountability of those
responsible for launching electronic blackmail attacks. This underscores the
imperative for individual and non-governmental initiatives to address this reality.
These initiatives primarily focus on conducting studies on gender-based violence
and intensifying e몭orts to establish a uni몭ed law that safeguards women from
violence in its various forms.
This article can be found in Arabic here.
Asmaa Fathy
About the author
Egyptian Journalist based in Cairo.
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