Why Teen Girls And Boys Don't Have Equal Access To Mobile Phones
A new study surveying 3,000 teenage girls and boys in 25 countries, with a focus on developing nations, found that for every 15 boys who own a phone, only 10 girls do.
In the U.S., girls and boys are both big smartphone users.
That's not necessarily the case in the developing world, says a new report released this month by the nonprofit organization Girl Effect.
The "Real Girls, Real Lives, Connected" report surveyed more than 3,000 teenage girls and boys in 25 countries, with a focus on developing nations, including Nigeria, Bangladesh, India and Rwanda, through online questionnaires and in-person interviews.
The report found that for every 15
