Mobile is hub for women in developing nations

October 7th, 2009

In developing nations, women are using their mobile devices as a communications and mobile banking hub, writes Latoya Peterson at Jezebel.com. She also quotes the 2008, New York Times Magazine feature, “asking ‘Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?‘ The story followed ‘human behavior researcher’ Jan Chipchase in his Nokia-sponsored quests to understand how people use their cellphones in a variety of environments.” Latoya also quoted stories in the publications below:

In Rural Africa, A Fertile Market For Mobile Phones [NY Times]
Can The Cellphone Help End Global Poverty? [NY Times]
Mobile Marvels [The Economist]
Beyond Voice [The Economist]