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Technology’s Quiet Revolution:Driving Women’s Empowerment
Isobel ColemanSenior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations
Technology Transforming Daily Lives
• Reducing maternal death and family size
• Enabling girls’ education/income generation
• Creating greater connectivity with society/increased social awareness/civil society/activism
High Rates of Maternal Mortality in Africa/South Asia
(World Health Organization 2012)
Maternal deaths per 100,000 Births:1990 vs. 2010
(MDG Goals Report, 2013)
Rising Access to Contraception
(Shannon Jensen, AFP / Getty Images)
Falling Fertility Rates
United States India Zimbabwe Colombia Morocco Bangladesh Iran0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Number of years it took fertility in each country to fall from 6 children to less than 3
(World Bank, 2012)
Fertility Decline in Developing Countries
• 32 developing countries with fertility levels below replacement (by 2010)– Vietnam and Thailand in Southeast Asia– Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan,
Brunei, and Iran in MENA– Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Chile, Costa Rica,
Uruguay, and Suriname in Latin America
• 90% of 40 highest fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Labor-Savings Critical for Women’s Empowerment
(Reuters)
Women Spend Upwards of 50% Waking Hours Collecting Water/Firewood
Household Pollution a Health Disaster
(Athar Hussain, Reuters)
Clean Cook Stoves: Saving Time/ Improving Health
(University of Washington)
Women in Agriculture
Kickstart Water Pumps
(ICRW Invisible Market)
Solar-Powered Irrigation
Women adopting new seeds/techniques necessary for next Green Revolution
(Mohanned Faisal, Reuters)
Mobile Phones Empowering Women
(Reuters)
Gender Gap in Access is Closing
Women less likely to own/access a cell phone than men in low and middle-income countries, but gap is narrowing
(AFP)
Women with cell phones report feeling: - more secure- more independent
Marketing Cellphones to Women
(Roshan)
Mobile Tech andCommunity Health in Ghana
(Grameen Foundation)
Internet Activism
Manal Al Sharif and women2drive campaign
Esraa Abdel Fattah “Facebook Girl”
(Lucas Jackson, Reuters)
Media Messaging Women’s Rights
Issue-based Afghan drama series Rehaii
Turkish soap opera Noor
Soap Operas Challenging Mores
Dark Side to Technology
Gaining Speed: Technology’s Quiet Revolution for Women