Women, unemployed, rural poor lag due to digital divide, says Oxfam India Report
The reach of digital technologies remains limited to largely male, urban, upper-caste, and upper-class households and individuals, according to Oxfam India's latest 'India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide'.The percentage of men owning phones is as high as 61 percent, while only 31 percent of women owned phones in 2021, according to the report.Oxfam India has called on the Union government and state governments to ensure universal access to Internet connectivity by investing in digital infrastructure to not only make…