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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute's\, Study of Global Politics series welc
 omes Jakana Thomas from the University of California San Diego.&nbsp\;Exis
 ting research finds both that women are less likely to protest than men an
 d that cellphone access increases protest participation. Yet\, no work ask
 s whether gulfs in mobile ownership between men and women affect protest t
 urnout gaps. Our manuscript examines this relationship\, showing that the 
 growing gender digital divide in cellphone ownership exacerbates the parti
 cipation gap. We use a variety of methodological techniques to demonstrate
  that where women systematically own fewer cellphones than men\, they prot
 est less frequently than men. We show this relationship extends to lower c
 ost forms of political and civic activism as well. Together\, our work sho
 ws how unequal cellphone access can further entrench women’s position on t
 he political margins.&nbsp\;Jakana Thomas is associate professor in the Sc
 hool of Global Policy and Strategy and Department of Political Science at 
 University of California San Diego. Her research focuses on political viol
 ence and conflict processes with an emphasis on understanding women’s part
 icipation in and experiences with contentious politics. Her work has been 
 published in leading political science and international relations journal
 s\, including the American Political Science Review\, American Journal of 
 Political Science\, Journal of Politics\, and International Organization\,
  among other outlets.&nbsp\;She is PI on a Blue Shield Foundation funded p
 roject examining Californians’ experiences with violence across their life
 spans (CalVEX). The project team has produced a number of policy briefs an
 d reports focusing on the policy implications of intimate partner violence
 .&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:The Gender Digital Divide and Gender Gaps in Political Engagement
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Moynihan Institute's\, Study of Global 
 Politics series welcomes<strong> </strong>Jakana Thomas from the Universit
 y of California San Diego.&nbsp\;</p><p>Existing research finds both that 
 women are less likely to protest than men and that cellphone access increa
 ses protest participation. Yet\, no work asks whether gulfs in mobile owne
 rship between men and women affect protest turnout gaps. Our manuscript ex
 amines this relationship\, showing that the growing gender digital divide 
 in cellphone ownership exacerbates the participation gap. We use a variety
  of methodological techniques to demonstrate that where women systematical
 ly own fewer cellphones than men\, they protest less frequently than men. 
 We show this relationship extends to lower cost forms of political and civ
 ic activism as well. Together\, our work shows how unequal cellphone acces
 s can further entrench women’s position on the political margins.&nbsp\;<b
 r><br><strong>Jakana Thomas </strong>is associate professor in the School 
 of Global Policy and Strategy and Department of Political Science at Unive
 rsity of California San Diego. Her research focuses on political violence 
 and conflict processes with an emphasis on understanding women’s participa
 tion in and experiences with contentious politics. Her work has been publi
 shed in leading political science and international relations journals\, i
 ncluding the American Political Science Review\, American Journal of Polit
 ical Science\, Journal of Politics\, and International Organization\, amon
 g other outlets.&nbsp\;She is PI on a Blue Shield Foundation funded projec
 t examining Californians’ experiences with violence across their lifespans
  (CalVEX). The project team has produced a number of policy briefs and rep
 orts focusing on the policy implications of intimate partner violence.&nbs
 p\;</p>
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