We then examined the occupation groups those with the different types of earnings fell into: Profit dividend interest earned by • 85% of farmers • 80% of owners of livestock/fishery and forestry • 58% of other business owners • 55% of those self-employed in non-agriculture sectors Daily wage earned by • 70% of skilled/semiskilled and casual workers Monthly salary earned by • 80% of high ranked officials (government/ private sector), law makers, professionals and technicians • 90% of middle/junior officers/managers (government/private sector) In-kind/no earning cash reported by • 68% of family workers in agriculture/livestock/ fishery/forestry sectors Shifting focus to those not engaged in the labor force, it is noteworthy is that 26% of the population aged 15-65 identified themselves as fulltime housewives. This accounted for 49% of the female population aged 15-65. In Myanmar, the economic power of women has been seen in a slightly more complex manner than in more patriarchal societies of, for example, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Women in Myanmar often have a direct impact on the financial stability of the household even when they are not involved in direct income generation activities (GSMA Connected Women & LIRNEasia, 2015). Kanawami (2013) writes of how economic power enabled women to undertake merit-taking activities such as making donations to pagodas. Gender dimensions of mobile ownership and use are explored in other sections of this report. • 72% of family workers in non-agriculture sectors ICTs in Myanmar: 2016 23