Digital Inaccessibility of Women Entrepreneurs in Marginal Communities of Guayaquil- Ecuador

Female entrepreneurship in marginal communities presents many obstacles to its growth, one of them is the digital divide due to lack of internet access and digital illiteracy. This study presents the testimony of a group of women entrepreneurs from a marginal community in Guayaquil - Ecuador, who st...

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Autores: Vásquez-Luna , Luz-Elvira, Proaño Sánchez, Fernando, Villón Pérez, Nelly Reina, Zamora Ruiz , Ingrid Dayana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo
Repositorio:Revista InGenio
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uteq.edu.ec:article/562
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uteq.edu.ec/index.php/ingenio/article/view/562
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Analfabetismo Digital
Brecha Digital
Comunidades Marginales
Emprendimiento Femenino
Digital Illiteracy
Digital Divide
Marginal Communities
Female Entrepreneurship
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Sumario:Female entrepreneurship in marginal communities presents many obstacles to its growth, one of them is the digital divide due to lack of internet access and digital illiteracy. This study presents the testimony of a group of women entrepreneurs from a marginal community in Guayaquil - Ecuador, who start businesses to cover their basic needs. The methodology used was mixed, qualitative through the use of structured and in-depth interviews using the NVivo software, and quantitative trough a survey applying logistic regression in SPSS. The findings of this study demonstrate the digital illiteracy of women entrepreneurs from marginal communities, who require technological training to avoid difficulties when surfing the net, even more so in the current times when, due to the pandemic, most businesses apply digital strategies to stay in the market.