Post on 03-Jan-2016
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Gender Gap:The Stereotype
• Commonly held that there is a great divide• Notion that it is a man’s world• Women are inadequate and the lesser sex
(therefore, they can’t use the internet—so why include them?)
(Social Science Quarterly)
Gender Gap:The Reality
• Evidence shows that times are changing– Internet geared more towards women– More women are online
• “Women value [the Internet] for the human connections” (The Guardian)
How many women use the internet
• An estimated 50% of online users are women• Women spend an average of 24.8 hours per
month online (men average around 22.9)
What men and women seem to like• Social networking is more popular for women
than men online (Facebook)
(PostMedia News)
What men and women seem to like
• When it comes to Twitter, men are more likely than women to post their own tweets
Web spaces geared toward men and
women• Men are more likely to read the news, check
weather forecasts, download music and do job-related research.
• Women send emails, view maps, and get background information on health problems.
(The Guardian)
Web spaces geared towards men
• (news, weather forecasts, downloading music and job-related research)
Web spaces geared towards women
• (emails, viewing maps, and background information on health problems)
The Shape of Cyber-Racism
• Civilized messages, the “educational narrative”• Humorous messages• Self-preservation
Regulation?
• First amendment rights– Hate speech– Inciting violence
• Internet anonymity• Websites cross national borders