This paper addresses the impact of digital inclusion in life conditions of low-income women who may stir a process of transformation due to the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). Supposedly, ICT and especially the Internet has been highlighted as powerful instrument for social change. Internet users would improve life conditions and, particularly, low-income women would gain some advantages in their lives in the medium- and long- term. This work explores the impact of digital inclusion in the following dimensions of women's lives: employment, family and private spheres. The results point some benefits and risk of digital inclusion that policy makers would pay attention in launching the gender digital agenda to reduce social exclusion and poverty.
['Ana M. González Ramos', 'Lidia Arroyo Prieto']
Digital Inclusion of Low-Income Women: Are Users of Internet Able to Improve their Life Conditions?