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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Gender differences in ict access and use among brazilian youngsters

Nádia Bernuci Gilda Olinto

pp. 379-389

Abstract

The importance of gender equality in the knowledge society is being considered by the social and information science literature. Gender differences in ICT access and use suggesting lower levels of information literacy among women, also indicate that the perspectives of women in the Knowledge society are threatened. The objective of this work is to bring data and discussion on the Brazilian young generation, focusing on gender question. We point out questions about how girls are accessing and using the internet and their internet abilities. The data considered in the analyses presented were obtained from annual surveys from the Brazilian Bureau of Census (IBGE) and Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br). Results suggest that, although girls are accessing the internet equally, they do not have the same profile of internet use and appropriation, and girls are being directed to some specific activities. Besides, the boys seem to show a better self-image of internet abilities than girls.

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Kurbanolu Serap, Boustany Joumana, Grassian Esther, Mizrachi Diane, Roy Loriene (2019) Information literacy in everyday life: 6th European conference, ecil 2018, oulu, finland, september 24–27, 2018, revised selected papers. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 379-389

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13472-3_36

Full citation:

Bernuci Nádia, Olinto Gilda (2019) „Gender differences in ict access and use among brazilian youngsters“, In: S. Kurbanolu, J. Boustany, E. Grassian, D. Mizrachi & L. Roy (eds.), Information literacy in everyday life, Dordrecht, Springer, 379–389.