The paper identifies the ICT areas where gender disparities are encountered, socio-economic factors that determine the respective differences, causes that underlie the problems in the sector, opportunities as untapped potential and the limitations as developmental impediments. It covers 6 areas: ICT education, employment in the ICT sector, working conditions in the ICT sector, research and development in the field of ICT, entrepreneurship and leadership in the ICT sector, access and use of ICT by the population.