Gender aspects of informatization

The article presents results of an inter-regional study «ICT in the daily life of population» conducted by ISESP RAS in 2011, which made it possible to obtain estimates giving an idea of the state of gender problem in the sphere of information in the Russian regions. It contains experts’ views on gender differentiation in the process of informatization of society. Gender differences are examined in the context of the main areas of application of the information and communication technologies. There is given a comparison of gender inequality in the informatization in Russia and in the United States.