Globally, mobile phone ownership follows a familiar pattern: more men have them than women. USAID is working to cut the gender digital divide in half by 2030 as part of the White House Initiative Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF). Watch what this means for Ruth Munyiva, a wife, mother, and entrepreneur from Tala, Kenya, who has doubled her income since deploying her smartphone to build up her business.
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