Why are women in developing nations less likely to have phones?

Mobile growth has remained steady in the developed world due to the fact that pretty much everyone already has a mobile device, but things are different in developing nations. These nations are still playing catch-up and with many of them experiencing economic and technological booms, mobile growth is exploding. However, this growth isn’t even distributed across all demographics and, in many of these developing nations, women have far less access to mobile devices than men do.