Gender imbalance in access to Internet is worrying: Facebook India head

New Delhi: The gender imbalance in access to Internet is worrying, and digital products and services created by platforms must ensure that this divide is narrowed, Facebook India head Ajit Mohan said on Tuesday.

“In India, just 35% women have access to Internet. We need to understand that there is a big gender imbalance in access to Internet here,” Mohan said at a session at the India Mobile Congress here.

“While telecom companies have done their bit and built capacity for networks, we (Facebook) want to build products that pull in more women towards Internet,” he said.