Femist View of Globalisation and Digital Communication
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- Created on: 19-02-20 10:05
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- Feminist View of Globalisation and Digital Communication
- Women use more social media than men (e.g. Pinterest)
- Only 13% women contribute to Wikipedia
- Reflects patterns of employment
- < 1/5 IT managers, 21% computer analysts, 14% software professionals (Cooper)
- The Digital
- Exclusion of women in the history of technology and use of technology to develop feminist ideass
- Challenge male-dominated nature of digital media
- Emphasise role of women in developing digital communication
- Haraway - Cyborgs
- Women should be included in all forms of knowledge relating to technology-based information
- Cyborgs allow people to rise above gender-bound ideas
- Create new forms of identity not bound by patriarchal discourses
- Nakamura - Ethnic Minorities
- Increasing presence in digital communication
- E.g. support networks for women who previously couldn't gain support - practical and emotional support when experiencing discrimination
- Increasing presence in digital communication
- Globalisation + Exploitation
- Glob. provides opportunities for vulnerable groups to be exploited
- Women and children at risk of being bought, sold and consumed
- Lack in protection of women and children
- Men largely control government/legal systems
- Not a priority and operating human trafficking networks = covert
- Men largely control government/legal systems
- Internet makes it easier for such activities to be organised
- CEOP (2012-13): 192 people suspected of online child exploitation
- 790 children subject to safeguarding
- Glob. provides opportunities for vulnerable groups to be exploited
- Negative Impacts of Exploitation of Women
- More women being bought and sold
- Objectification - increased access to images depicting them in sexual ways
- Sexualised violent imagery - seen as less serious
- Viewing violence of women - e.g. exposure from ex-partners
- New forms of social control
- Reflects continuation of patriarchy - unchallenged
- New forms of social control
- Lack of regulation
- Few men held responsible and perpetrators are less likely to be found
- Goes undetected and unpoliced
- Practical Responses
- FemTechNet
- Network for scholars, artists and students working on technology, science and feminism
- Write blogs about structures in place that prevent women from engaging in digital humanities
- Network for scholars, artists and students working on technology, science and feminism
- FemTechNet
- Fourth Wave Feminism (2000-2010)
- Importance placed on technology as a method of communicating, sharing ideas and plans
- Muted group - women in different parts of the world not allowed to be educated or express their views
- New Forms of digital communication allow women to build a strong, popular, reactive movement
- Mumsnet Survey - 59% considered themselves feminists
- Jinan Younis (18) - Co-founded feminist society at school in response to online abuse from boys in school
- Evaluation
- Some new forms of digital communication = extension of older forms
- Reflects patriarchy
- Other feminists = optimistic
- New forms of communication allows new ways for women to be able to express themselves
- Won't fall into traditional assumptions about gender
- New forms of communication allows new ways for women to be able to express themselves
- Some new forms of digital communication = extension of older forms
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