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The Causes Behind Africa’s Digital Gender Divide

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MAPUTO, Sep 14 2018 (IPS) - Systemic inequalities based on gender, race, income and geography are mirrored in the digital realm and leave many women, especially the poor and the rural, trailing behind Africa’s tech transformation.

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