Age and gender in gerontechnology development

IntroductionWhile new technologies are being created to address the needs of the rising older population in all industrialized countries [25], the challenge of the digital divide further emerges. This divide is generally distinguished by a social disintegration deriving from an unequal distribution of access to, usage of, and benefits of technology. As it is largely influenced by the social dimensions of age and gender, it often results in impaired participation of the affected demographic groups [5, 8]. This paper aims to shed light on the intersection of age and gender as dimensions of horizontal inequalities…