The Cost of Excluding Women: The Digital Gender Gap & Economic Prospects

Research Question

1. Do countries that have a larger digital gender gap also suffer from negative economic consequences, as compared to their peers? What would be an estimate of the economic activity from the current and from future potential inclusion of women on the internet?

Media and Publications

• The Costs of Exclusion: Economic Consequences of the Digital Gender Gap This report estimates the economic impact of women’s digital exclusion and underlines the economic opportunity governments have to include women.
• The Costs of Exclusion: West Africa Regional Report
• The Costs of Exclusion: South Asia Regional Report