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WSJ argues that a majority of Indian women won't own smartphones. I disagree (wsj.com)
1 point by mankash666 on Oct 13, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



While the attitude of denying access to smartphones as an insurance policy against love marriage probably exists, history has demonstrated such road blocks to be temporary at best or completely ineffective at worst, in India. Urban India has high levels of female employment and wage parity, even in tech. Rural India is catching up, so will the penetration of smartphones among women




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