{"id":2128,"date":"2018-08-14T15:25:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T15:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.webfoundation.org\/id\/digital-literacy-and-young-girls-in-indonesia-bridging-the-gap\/"},"modified":"2018-08-14T15:32:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T15:32:45","slug":"digital-literacy-and-young-girls-in-indonesia-bridging-the-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labs.webfoundation.org\/id\/digital-literacy-and-young-girls-in-indonesia-bridging-the-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Literacy and Young Girls in Indonesia: Bridging the Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

In July, we held a workshop, \u201cStarting them Young\u201d, for girls to help build their digital literacy skills and use these to tackle social issues.<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

Understanding the problem of the digital divide<\/b><\/p>\n

Indonesia is one of the largest and most populous countries in the world; it is also the fastest growing country in terms of internet use<\/a>. However, with a stubborn digital gender gap, using and benefitting from the web is not yet a privilege enjoyed by everyone.<\/p>\n

For example, according to the World Wide Web Foundation\u2019s Women\u2019s Rights Online<\/a> report, only 20% of women have access to the internet across Indonesia<\/a>, of which only 5% use it express their views and 26% to find critical information about their rights. And with only 52% of the country\u2019s secondary schools connected to the web, many young women face tremendous barriers to access.<\/p>\n

In local communities, some youth education centres provide access to computers and the internet, though there is a lack of widespread and supported ICT education in the country. Making matters worse, the Indonesian government has removed IT education from school curricula<\/a>. Additionally, most efforts to increase digital education are \u201cvoluntary, incidental, and sporadic\u201d<\/a>, conducted mainly by universities, and benefitting mostly teens and university students.<\/p>\n

From these realities, we\u2019ve identified at least three important actionable points:<\/p>\n