Employment and the Gender Digital Divide in Latin America: A Decomposition Analysis

Two decades ago an influential article documented the alarming disparities that existed in access to computers and the Internet between African-Americans and whites (Hoffman and Novak, 1998). Using the latest U.S. Census Bureau/Bureau of Labor Statistics data on computer and Internet access, I find that the “digital divide” has not been bridged and remains as large as it was two decades ago. African-Americans and Latino-Americans are less likely to use the Internet on smart phones, computer, tablets or other devices than are whites. A statistical decomposition analysis reveals that income and education inequalities are the leading causes of the disparities in access to technology. The findings have implications for policies that subsidize broadband to low-income families.

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Multitemporal LMDI Index Decomposition Analysis to Explain the Changes of ACI by the Power Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1990–2017

Energies ◽

10.3390/en13092328 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 2328 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Paulo M. De Oliveira-De Jesus ◽

John J. Galvis ◽

Daniela Rojas-Lozano ◽

Jose M. Yusta

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Power Plants ◽

Decomposition Analysis ◽

Carbon Intensity ◽

Power Sector ◽

Index Decomposition Analysis ◽

Energy Flows ◽

Index Decomposition ◽

The Caribbean ◽

The One

This paper analyzes the drivers behind the changes of the Aggregate Carbon Intensity (ACI) of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) power sector in five periods between 1990 and 2017. Since 1990 the carbon intensity of the world has been reduced almost 8.8% whereas the carbon intensity of LAC countries only decreased 0.8%. Even though by 2017 the regional carbon intensity is very similar to the one observed by 1990, this index has showed high variability, mainly in the last three years when the ACI of LAC fell from 285 gCO2/kWh in 2015 to 257.7 gCO2/kWh. To understand what happened with the evolution of the carbon intensity in the region, in this paper a Logarithmic Mean Divisia for Index Decomposition Analysis (IDA-LMDI) is carried out to identify the accelerating and attenuating drivers of the ACI behavior along five periods. The proposal outperforms existing studies previously applied to LAC based upon a single period of analysis. Key contributions are introduced by considering the type of fuel used in power plants as well as specific time-series of energy flows and CO2 emissions by country. Results reveal structural reasons for the increase of the ACI in 1995–2003 and 2008–2015, and intensity reasons for the decrease of the ACI in 1990–1995, 2003–2008 and 2015–2017.

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Engineering Education, Development, And The Digital Divide: Basis For A Comparison Of India And Latin America

10.18260/1-2--1295 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mary Jane Parmentier ◽

Haritha Mogilisetti ◽

N.K. Kishore ◽

Uma Devi Sundararajan ◽

Krutarth Mehta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Engineering Education ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Education Development

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Gender Digital Divide and Education in Latin America: A Literature Review

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11120804 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 804

Author(s):

Ana Ancheta-Arrabal ◽

Cristina Pulido-Montes ◽

Víctor Carvajal-Mardones

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Literature Review ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Gender Equity ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Latin American ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Equity In Education ◽

Information And Communication ◽

And Gender

Gender equity in education is one of the main targets for social justice and sustainable development. This literature review, from a gender approach, was conducted to understand how the gender digital divide (GDD) in information and communication technologies (ICT) and education are related in Latin American countries. A total of 28 articles have been analyzed as a satisfactory sample of the scientific literature to examine how this relation is explored and its influence, to acknowledge political stakeholders, as well as provide information and proposals to address the digital gender divide in education research in this region. The results show the need to develop research from the pedagogical and gender perspectives in Latin America, since they are not represented within an obvious problem.

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De-myth-tifying the gender digital divide in Latin America: libraries as intermediaries in bridging the gap

Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management ◽

10.5931/djim.v12i1.6448 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lauren Bull

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Gender Equality ◽

The Internet ◽

Information And Communications Technologies ◽

True Nature ◽

Communications Technologies ◽

The World ◽

Use Of The Internet

For decades, the gender digital divide has been observed as a concept and a construct throughout countries all over the world. It persists with particular belligerence in areas like Latin America, where myths surrounding its existence have perpetuated disparities in men’s and women’s access to and use of the internet and information and communications technologies (ICTs). In this paper, the author reveals that in order for the gender digital divide to be rectified, it must first be ‘de-myth-tified’, and claims about the divide as nonexistent, unimportant, or due to women’s inherent technophobia systematically discredited. It is then argued that, by exposing the true nature of the divide, spaces are created for libraries to take on a new role in Latin America, as advocates for gender equality in technology and information. Possibilities for improving policy, education, and innovation are explored, with a call for further research in the field. Second Place DJIM Best Article Award.

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When is Cheap, Cheap Enough to Bridge the Digital Divide? Modeling Income Related Structural Challenges of Technology Diffusion in Latin America

World Development ◽

10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.11.019 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 756-770 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Martin Hilbert

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Technology Diffusion

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Class, pay TV access and Netflix in Latin America: Transformation within a digital divide

Critical Studies in Television The International Journal of Television Studies ◽

10.1177/1749602019837793 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 233-254

Author(s):

Joseph D Straubhaar ◽

Deborah Castro ◽

Luiz Guilherme Duarte ◽

Jeremiah Spence

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Middle Class ◽

Cultural Capital ◽

Digital Divide ◽

Latin American ◽

Satellite Television ◽

Cultural Proximity ◽

Latin American Region ◽

Pay Tv ◽

Cultural Discount

In the context of international flows of media products, this article offers an exploration of pay TV and the prospects for streaming television usage in the Latin American region. Based on audience preference data gathered by Kantar Media, the article offers an overview of how the pre-Netflix era looked like in the region. Drawing on the theories of cultural proximity and cultural discount, our results suggest that the international nature of Netflix programming is of particular interest and appeal among the upper middle class and elite, who have the cultural capital to enjoy and appreciate it. The findings also indicate that access to streaming television is hampered by a new digital divide, based in both age or generation, class and geography, which will limit the extent to which services like Netflix will disrupt broadcast and cable/satellite television.

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