Mallrats and mallmice: online shopping gender gap

WOMEN are less likely to use the internet to shop or bank, a new survey has shown. They are also more reluctant to use email.

The survey, which covered Europe and Asia-Pacific and included participants from Ireland, showed that 23%, or almost a quarter of men, prefer to use online communications, compared to just 14% of women.

The gender gap is particularly evident in the finance sector, where more than one in three men prefer to bank online, as opposed to one in five women.