ABSTRACT: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovations have made tremendous innovational impacts in empowering and enhancing women's capabilities globally. Despite these global impacts of ICT innovations on women empowerment, numerous investigations have shown that low literacy rate among women in Nigeria representing about 48.6%, and written language level used by ICT software developers, among others, pose significant gender digital divide reflected in women's poor adoption of ICT as compared to men. As ICTs become more complex, access and usage are increasingly constrained by literacy, income, and education levels. This study highlights......
Keywords:ICT, Female Gender, Usability, Easy-to-use, Interface, UTAUT, Literacy
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