Even when the household already has a mobile, women often tend to get lowest priority… • Women’s role as the home-maker (rather than the bread-winner) has a strong impact on their becoming mobile owners • Whoever goes outside of the house gets priority ‘Males work and have business so they carry the phone. But if the wife has a business she also has one. Today even youngsters and children have a mobile.’ ‘If we could buy another phone, it would be for my husband. The next one will be my brother’s. This is because they are working. Only after that will I get my own phone’ -Female, non-owner, 47, Pantanaw - Female mobile owner, 19, SEC C, Yangon ‘Males are the head of the household. You have to favor and respect them. He has to lead the family. Whatever we do, we have to discuss with him.’ - Female mobile owner, 18-28, SEC C/D, Pantanaw Source: GSMA/LIRNEasia qualitative study (2016) 5