Women Will be Left Behind by Mobile Education—Just Like Everything Else

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from Women Around the World and Women and Foreign Policy Program

Women Will be Left Behind by Mobile Education—Just Like Everything Else

Article by Meighan Stone

December 3, 2018 11:00 am (EST)

Article: Current political and economic issues succinctly explained.

We’ve been told smartphones will save education—and even better, on the cheap. From hackathons for refugee students to helping women in developing countries earn university degrees, we’ve been sold the idea that technology is the key to making higher learning equitable and accessible to everyone.

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Thanks to AI, big data, and automation, we’re on the edge of an education revolution. But due to gender barriers as old as time, it’s one that risks leaving the next generation of women behind. Mobile education holds tremendous promise for millions ready to learn—but only if we solve some social and infrastructure problems first.

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