Gender Divide in the Use of Internet Applications

International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 24-39

  Banerjee, S ^a   Kang, H ^b   Bagchi Sen, S ^b   Rao, H R ^b  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

census; CPS; digital divide; gender; Internet application; Internet policy; Internet trust; Internet usage; Internet based applications; Internet based services

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001698699     PISSN: 15481131     EISSN: 1548114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jebr.2005040102     Document Type: Article

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