Women in Iran: The effect of marital status and the presence of family dependents at home on their use of the internet

Abstract

Few studies have analyzed how women in Iranian communities use the internet. Our study investigates the effect of marital status and the presence of family dependents at home on their extent of internet use. Our analysis found that while higher incomes, having internet at home, being a student, and having higher qualifications can all increase Iranian women’s chances of using the internet more regularly, looking after a husband or having family dependants at home can have a significant and negative effect on their ability to use the internet on a regular basis. The findings from our small study suggest that less time to access the internet may mean less opportunities for Iranian women to contribute to their communities such as by voicing their opinions and concerns about societal issues that matter to them and by petitioning for change. It may mean less opportunities for participating in political events such as elections.

Internet use, spatial variation and its determinants among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: Evidence from edhs 2016. A spatial and multilevel mixed-effect analysis

“…There is a signi cant association between age and Internet use for health. Women aged between 15 and 24 years use the Internet more frequently than those aged 40 to 49, and women's Internet use declines with increasing age (21,23).…”

“…Several factors that have an impact on Internet use were identi ed in different parts of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. These are age (5,(21)(22)(23), education level (24)(25)(26)(27), marital status(28-30), wealth index (24,31,32), having a mobile phone (11,22,33), use of family planning (34)(35)(36)(37), place of residence (32,38) and media exposure, which are signi cantly associated with Internet use.…”