Empowering Women through Smart Mobile Phone Technology

Innovative technologies speed up gender equality. In regions such as Asia

Pacific, known for its high rate of gender inequality, innovative technologies such as

smart mobile phone technology serve as the source of empowerment to level things up

in business for both men and women (Madgavkar et al.). Washington even explained

that the masculinity of Asian Americans has several implications that allow a

disadvantage over women and other gender classifications. However, Gipson argued

that technology presents opportunities for an alternative vision of the future to strike a

balance on outcomes emerging from utilizing modern technology. This essay argues

that smart mobile phone technology presents an alternative future for women who are

only supposed to subdue the pressure of the gender gap in Asia, where inequality is

high. The required competencies in harnessing the benefits of smart mobile phone

technology left no barriers for women to find alternative sources of income and

maximize their technological competence to succeed as an entrepreneur or directors in

an organization. In this essay, women's empowerment through smart mobile phone

technology is explained in terms of rationalizing why it bridges the gender gap and how

it addresses the problems of gender inequality, particularly of women involved in

business.

Smart mobile phone technology utilization saw no gender relevance in its

modules and operations, which opened opportunities for women to thrive in their

respective fields. According to the article released by Georgetown Institute for Women,

Peace, and Security, this technology is being harnessed to advance gender equality

because its purpose of initiating convenience and accessibility to its users integrated
equal lenses and perspectives for users regardless of their gender. Jackson and

colleagues supported this argument by explaining how technology became instrumental

in allowing women's sensitivities to be valued to a greater extent by creating a

community where women can easily connect to other women in support of their

relationships and endeavors. Smart mobile phone technology follows the same path

because as women harness its accessibility features and modules, people only bridge

the distance gap previously conquered by men. Since this technology does not place

high relevance on gender orientation, all users are treated as equals and explore high-

impact connections with men and women. In Pakistan, women claimed that mobile

transfers had improved their freedom, opportunity to market agricultural products, and

mobility (Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security). This means that

women using smart mobile phone technology were empowered personally and

economically because they now have the confidence that their gender will not be taken

against them because of their expertise. As part of the alternative future, smart mobile

phone technology bridges the gender gap because it acknowledges that all users have

value within their value chain. So by giving them equal opportunity to thrive in their

chosen field, they, along with the managers of this technology, continue to evolve and

bridge the issues of the gender gap.

Technological literacy is instrumental in leveraging the digital transformation of

business and, ultimately, bridges the gender gap and issues. In the article of Jackson

and colleagues on feminism, social media, and technology were instrumental in

nurturing personal relationships despite the distance. This is also the focus of

harnessing smart mobile phone technology towards an alternative vision for the future.
Instead of accepting that gender equality exists due to cultural differences, smart mobile

phone technology broke the glass ceiling for women to take similar opportunities that

empower them in their chosen line of business. For instance, the Benazir Income

Support Programme, Pakistan's main cash transfer program, reaches women

nationwide by using technology-based and mobile payment methods, including debit

cards, mobile phones, and smart cards (Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and

Security). Beneficiaries of the cash transfer program saw gains in their socioeconomic

well-being and sense of empowerment; many reported feeling financially independent

for the first time. The smart mobile phone technology expanded new business models

that treat gender as irrelevant because it focuses on how operations should be carried

out regardless of gender. Hence, specific modules such as payment mechanisms

offered opportunities for women to display their "budgetary spirit" in the digital business

landscape.
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