Nobel Peace Prize Winner: New Media Empowers #Women
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In the western world, we often take for granted the ubiquitous nature of connectivity and technology. In Liberia, activists like Gbowee had to get the word out to other women via radio and word of mouth.
The biggest limitation right now for women in areas like Africa and other parts of the developing world is the lack of access to #technology. Beyond just not having the technical resources, women in these countries also don’t have education or experience using these devices.
Gbowee said that those of us in the western world — and she made a point to say that this has to go beyond the U.S. — need to look at investing in places without technology. The first step is assessing the needs, the existing setups and the goals in each area.