MOBILE PHONES, INTERNET, AND GENDER IN MYANMAR MOBILE PHONES, INTERNET, AND GENDER IN MYANMAR “There are many benefits since we gain more knowledge. Yet, some females may want to flirt with us and some even send sexy photos. They could ruin other lives.” FGD Yangon, male owner, 30–45, working, SEC B/C “I saw a missed call of an unknown number and replied. Then a girl picked up and scolded me.” “A person shouldn’t attack another with hate speech or cruel things. It should be removed.” HV Yangon, female owner, 41, working, SEC B FGD Yangon, male owner, 30–45, working, SEC B/C “I got approached by guys on Facebook.” FGD Yangon, female owner, 30–45, non-working, SEC B/C “I have no experience with inappropriate photos or videos. My husband got them once via a car trading group.” “People could upload any rumour. We need to decide ourselves if it is true and check who the source is.” FGD Yangon, male owner, 30–45, working, SEC B/C “I haven’t experienced any conflict in my family due to the phone.” FGD Yangon, male owner, 30–45 FGD Yangon, female owner, 30–45, non-working, SEC B/C “I check my husband on FB, I don’t want to control him but I just look.” FGD Yangon, female owner, 30–45, non-working, SEC B/C 62 “I heard of unwanted messages about some promotions.” “I heard about inappropriate photos on the internet. It is not good but not a problem because you just don’t look the them.” FGD Yangon, female non-owners, 18-29, non-working, SEC C/D 63