Title: Analyze Gender Influence on Adoption and Use of Information and Communication

Technology in Public Secondary Schools in Ethiopia

Introduction
In the world, adopting and using Information technologies is seen as an important tool to
increase educational efficiency, reduce illiteracy, and improve skill. However, the performance
of the educational sector in many developing countries including Ethiopia is rated as very poor
and is the most vulnerable sector to educate society. Furthermore, the underperformance of the
education sector has been partially attributed to women’s inability to access ICT in secondary
school, despite their role as students being a crucial player in ICT development and Ethiopian
economy.
Problem of statement: here is some problem that I observed in my career at public secondary
school.
 As we know in our country there are many public secondary school but the participation
of female student in use of ICT is very low.
 Some public secondary school does not recognize advantage of teaching female student
ICT.
 In rare case at some public secondary schools the leader and school member doesn’t
support and facilitate female students to use ICT.
 In most rural area there is some bad believe female student have no ability to use
technology such belief create great gap in society in order to avoid such thought.
 Female students have many factor that inhibit them from actively accessing information
technology, so how can we reduce such gender influence and improve public school
quality for use of ICT.
 There is no analyzed and stated gender influence on adoption and use of ICT in public
secondary schools.
Objective:
My study mainly will aim to explore gender influence in information technology adoption and
use of information communication technology in the public secondary schools in Ethiopia.
From the above observation I wish to form question
RQ1 Does gender difference determine the adoption and use of information communication
technology in public secondary school.