Digital Divide concepts & examples, old statistics

1. The Digital Divide: Introduction and Overview By Pat Samuel WS 445/545: Women and Computers February 2005 (as updated March 2006)

2. Digital Divide - Definition Digital – computers, software, Internet, etc. Divide – gap Digital Divide - the unequal opportunities to access and make use of computers and the Internet. What is the extent of the Gap between males and females? between whites and people of color? between rich and poor? Does it matter? Why? What might be done to overcome these inequalities ?

3. Unequal Access by Race: Home Ownership of Computers Source: Chakraborty & Bosman

4. Unequal Access – Boston 2003 Source : The Boston Indicators Project 2004

5. Unequal Access - Children Source : University of California at Santa Cruz

6. Unequal Access – Home Ownership Of Computers Source: Chakraborty & Bosman

7. Who Uses the Internet? Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project