The European questionnaire on Information and Communication Technologies Data reveals that there exists a disparity between the internet usage of people according to gender. This disparity although present in most countries, differs widely in its severity.
By 2020, 67 percent of male internet users in the European Union (EU-27) used the internet to inform themselves about goods and services. Among women this share was slightly lower and amounted to 64 percent. Since 2010, 16 percent more men and 22 percent more women replied that they searched the internet for information about goods and services.
Share of people in the European Union (EU-27) that access online news sites, online newspaper, or new magazines from 2013 to 2020, by gender
*No data available for 2018
The aim of the European ICT surveys is the timely provision of statistics on individuals and households on the use of Information and Communication Technologies at European level. Data coverage corresponds to Dataset [ISOC_BDE15CUA] code [I_IUNW1] of the (Information and Communication Technologies) survey from the Eurostat database.
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Eurostat. (June 23, 2021). Share of people in the European Union (EU-27) that access online news sites, online newspaper, or new magazines from 2013 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247040/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news-by-gender/
Eurostat. "Share of people in the European Union (EU-27) that access online news sites, online newspaper, or new magazines from 2013 to 2020, by gender." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247040/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news-by-gender/
Eurostat. (2021). Share of people in the European Union (EU-27) that access online news sites, online newspaper, or new magazines from 2013 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247040/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news-by-gender/
Eurostat. "Share of People in The European Union (Eu-27) That Access Online News Sites, Online Newspaper, or New Magazines from 2013 to 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247040/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news-by-gender/
Eurostat, Share of people in the European Union (EU-27) that access online news sites, online newspaper, or new magazines from 2013 to 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247040/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people in the European Union (EU-27) that access online news sites, online newspaper, or new magazines from 2013 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Eurostat, June 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247040/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news-by-gender/