Gender Digital Divide: The Unseen Effects on Young Girls
The Pioneer Newspaper covered AFG’s Uniting Isolated Voices research report.
Crosspost from the Pioneer Newspaper
Article Written by Scaler Schwenk, Managing Editor
"In the age of technology, the internet exacerbates a gender divide of digital access, placing girls and gender-expansive youth at a disadvantage for their personal and professional lives.
Alliance for Girls, based in San Francisco, the largest regional alliance of girl-serving organizations serving more than 300,000 girls across six Bay Area counties, conducted surveys to unveil the divide. Sixty-six percent of girls and gender expansive youth identified their stress and anxiety increased during the pandemic, a Uniting Isolated Voices: Girls & Gender Expansive Youth During COVID-19 report found.”
Read the rest of the article in the Pioneer Newspaper.