GENEVA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Older women in particular are being left behind in the digital transformation of the pan-European region and North America, the latest United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) report said on Tuesday.
Ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, UNECE said that although 90 percent of the 16-to-54 age group in the region uses the Internet weekly, "a digital gender divide exists for those aged 55 to 74."
In countries in the European Union, only half as many women aged 55 to 74 has basic or above-basic digital skills when compared to men and women in younger age groups.
These generation and gender gaps are likely to be even more pronounced for those aged 75 and older, UNECE said.
At global level, women and girls of all ages are less likely to use digital technologies.
One of the five regional commissions of the United Nations, UNECE includes 56 member States in Europe and North America. ■
