300 million: The number of fewer female mobile subscribers worldwide than men.
$13 Billion: The increase in worldwide telecommunications revenue that would happen if telecommunications providers closed the gender gap in mobile phone penetration.
93: The percentage of women worldwide who report feeling safer because of their mobile phone.
41: The percentage of women worldwide who report having increased income and professional opportunities once they own a phone.
$94: The average cellular bill for working moms.
$78: The average cellular bill for all cell phone users.
42: The percentage more likely working moms are than the average cellular user to download content to their phone.
55: The percentage of mobile social network usage that is female.
45: The percentage of mobile social network usage that is male.
42:The percentage of women who post photos on Facebook.
35:The percentage of men who post photos on Facebook.
40: The percentage of teenage girls who say they talk to friends on their mobile phones several times a day.
26: The percentage of teenage boys who say they talk to friends on their mobile phones several times a day.
19: The number of minutes boys between 8-18 years old spend on social networking sites in a typical day.
25: The number of minutes girls between 8-18 years old spend on social networking sites in a typical day.
25: The number of minutes boys between 8-18 years old spend playing games on the computer in a typical day.
8: The number of minutes girls between 8-18 years old spend playing games on the computer in a typical day.
77: The percentage of women who said that technology is NOT a “guy thing”.
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47: The percentage of mobile web users who are women.
53: The percentage of mobile web users who are men.
77: The percentage of Millennial women who have created a social networking profile.
72: The percentage of Millennial men who have created a social networking profile.
57:The percentage of U.S. Facebook users who are female.
43:The percentage of U.S. Facebook users who are male.
14:The percentage of female facebook users who donated to Haiti earthquake relief via text message.
13:The percentage of male facebook users who donated to Haiti earthquake relief via text message.
57:The percentage of U.S. men who access the internet wirelessly.
52:The percentage of U.S. women who access the internet wirelessly.
70: The percentage of U.S. male teens who have a cell phone.
72: The percentage of U.S. female teens who have a cell phone.
50:The percentage of men who are “very” interested in the iPad as of January 2010.
50:The percentage of women who are “very” interested in the iPad as of January 2010.
Sources:
http://www.gsmworld.com/newsroom/press-releases/2010/4644.htm
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/mobile-web-up-34-percent-july-09/
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/working-moms-above-average-mobile-users-and-spenders/
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/survey-global-facebook-users-generous-texters-for-haiti-but-unprepared-themselves/
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007309
http://www.briansolis.com/2010/04/in-mobile-women-rule-social-networking/
http://www.pewinternet.org/%7E/media/Files/Reports/2010/PIP-Teens-and-Mobile-2010.pdf (pdf link)
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults/Part-2/5-Wireless.aspx?r=1
http://pewsocialtrends.org/assets/pdf/millennials-confident-connected-open-to-change.pdf (pdf link)
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1315/teens-use-of-cell-phones
http://www.srgnet.com/us/
http://www.gearlog.com/2009/06/what_women_want_from_their_tec.php
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