Access to Mobile Phones and Women's Socio-Economic Empowerment in Rural Areas of Bangladesh: Understanding Gender Relation Transformation

Mobile technology adoption has surged across rural Bangladesh, offering new opportunities for economic participation and social networking. This article explores how access to mobile phones influences rural women's socio-economic status and intra-household gender relations. The study finds that mobile phone usage enhances access to agricultural market information, emergency communications, and social capital, contributing to subtle transformations in patriarchal household authority.