Assessing the Role of Social Media in the Fight Against Sexual Assault
Autor/in:
Agbasiere, Chinyere Linda
Quelle: Path of Science, 7 (2021) 11, S 5001-5006
Inhalt: We examine the challenges faced by women for effective communication on social media. The majority of the data used in this study was primary, and it was gathered in the field using a questionnaire. The questionnaire utilized in this study was a written list of questions that had been carefully designed and selected to collect data. The questions were closed-ended and focused on women's issues and their use of social media. Cronbach alpha was used to test the dataset's validity, consistency, and reliability based on the obtained information. Cronbach's Alpha for all constructs or items was more significant than the minimum acceptable reliability coefficient of 0.5 to 0.9, indicating strong internal consistency.Furthermore, Cronbach's Alpha for all constructs was more than the minimal permissible reliability coefficient, indicating that they were valid and trustworthy and hence suitable for use. We notice that most respondents in this study reported that they had experienced social media harassment. Our findings show, in particular, that the majority of respondents in this study believe that women are usually overlooked when it comes to matters requiring social media opinions. We opined that information, education, and communication are empowering tools from the preceding. It is the challenge of women in leadership to dismantle the obstacles in the women's use of information media. No form of women empowerment will succeed until these challenges are met.
Schlagwörter:Soziale Medien; social media; Kommunikation; communication; Empowerment; empowerment; sexuelle Belästigung; sexual harassment; woman; Online-Medien; online media; Nigeria; Nigeria; Westafrika; West Africa; gender equity
SSOAR Kategorie:interaktive, elektronische Medien, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
How Iranian Women Express Themselves through Social Media Photos: a Case Study of Instagram
Autor/in:
Einifar, Mina; Kosari, Masood
Quelle: Journal of Cyberspace Studies, 4 (2020) 1, S 1-26
Inhalt: In this study, the issue of using Instagram social network by different groups of Iranian women and their interests and desires in publication of photos is investigated. The purpose of the study is to identify the common aspects and differences in women's lives reflected in their self-expression efforts based on their social characteristics. Therefore, the women were classified into eight groups based on the elements affecting the way they show their daily lives, such as education level, occupation and marital status. Then, qualitative method, including virtual ethnographic techniques, content analysis and online interviews, was used. Photos posted on Instagram by 32 users were studied and analyzed, and these users were interviewed. Questions were asked about their tendency towards posting photos of their daily lives on Instagram via direct messages. The conceptual framework of the study included Bourdieu’s theory of 'distinction' and Baudrillard’s concept of 'system of objects'. Results showed that women in each group select specific approaches to the publication of photos based on their social conditions. In the present article, these differences are discussed in detail. The significance of this research lies in the possibility of understanding different aspects of women’s everyday life and their individual identity through self-reports in the new media as opposed to the traditional media which only presents a standardized type of identification. Since studying women's efforts in presenting themselves on social media has been neglected in studies conducted on social networks in Iran, this study leads to a better understanding of Iranian women's diverse identities.
Female Journalists’ Experience of Online Harassment: A Case Study of Nepal
Autor/in:
Koirala, Samiksha
Quelle: Media and Communication, 8 (2020) 1, S 47-56
Inhalt: This study examines the experiences of female journalists in Nepal in the context of rapidly growing expansion of broadband Internet. By examining the findings of the qualitative in-depth interview of 48 female journalists, it argues that online platforms are threatening press freedom in Nepal, mainly by silencing female journalists. The study also indicates that the problem is particularly severe in such a patriarchal society as a significant number of incidents of abuse go unreported, largely due to a culture of shame as well as ineffective legislation. Over the course of this article, I have attempted to show how social issues raised by second-wave feminism and online feminism are similar. The findings show that some of the female journalists experiencing harassment tolerate it by being ‘strong like a man,’ while many of them avoid social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to keep free of such abuse. The study also suggests that individual efforts to tackle the vicious issue of misogyny might not be enough and collective effort from legislation, media organisations, and feminists is required to address the issue.
Schlagwörter:Nepal; Nepal; Journalist; journalist; woman; sexuelle Belästigung; sexual harassment; Bedrohung; threat; Online-Medien; online media; Soziale Medien; social media; Coping-Verhalten; coping behavior; Frauenfeindlichkeit; mysogyny; Südasien; South Asia; online harassment; online participation
SSOAR Kategorie:interaktive, elektronische Medien, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Social Media as a Disguise and an Aid: Disabled Women in the Cyber Workforce in China
Autor/in:
Zheng, Jing; Pei, Yuxin; Gao, Ya
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 8 (2020) 2, S 104-113
Inhalt: Existing literature shows that people living with physical impairment are systematically disadvantaged in the workforce and their voices are often silenced. With a perspective of intersectionality, this article looks into how disabled women suffer from multiple forms of discrimination and how social media may emerge as a tool of empowerment for them in both the workforce and their everyday lives. Drawing on five cases of Chinese disabled women in the cyber workforce, the study finds that the booming Internet economy enables more disabled women to financially support themselves. Social media appears as a cover for these women to disguise their disability identity and get more job opportunities. It serves as an aid in many cases to allow these women to increase social participation, to project their voice, and to form alliances. The risks and challenges that disabled women often encounter in the cyber workforce are also discussed.
Schlagwörter:woman; Behinderung; disability; Erwerbstätigkeit; gainful employment; Benachteiligung; deprivation; Diskriminierung; discrimination; Intersektionalität; intersectionality; Empowerment; empowerment; Soziale Medien; social media; Internet; Internet; Beschäftigungseffekt; effect on employment; berufliche Integration; occupational integration; China; China; Ostasien; Far East; employment; physical impairment; social media; work discrimination; work inclusion
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien
The Fourth Wave of Feminism and the Lack of Social Realism in Cyberspace
Autor/in:
Shiva, Negar; Nosrat Kharazmi, Zohreh
Quelle: Journal of Cyberspace Studies, 3 (2019) 2, S 129-146
Inhalt: Recent years have witnessed a surge in research on the impact of the cyberspace on social movements. The feminist movement has built a vocal platform online which attempts to underscore sexual violence against women. Scholars have begun to suspect that the internet has ushered in a new wave, the fourth wave of feminism. The fourth wave’s main feature is its reliance on social media. The accessibility, reach of a widespread audience, low costs and user-friendly environment have encouraged women to use social media to speak out against various forms of sexual violence directed against women. It is also assumed that going forward; the movement will also tackle issues such as the gender pay gap, neoliberal policies, maternity leave, and cultural sexism. Moreover, the internet-based movement is striving to bring to the fore the topic of intersectionality, that is, the intersection of oppressive institutions, and the attempt to rectify the failings of past waves by representing those oppressed by multiple institutions such as sexism, classism, and racism. This commentary provides an overview of the emerging academic literature on the fourth wave of feminism and critically reflects the lack of social realism in its existing form of knowledge production.
Schlagwörter:Feminismus; feminism; Internet; Internet; Soziale Medien; social media; soziale Bewegung; social movement; Realismus; realism; Wissensproduktion; knowledge production; gender-specific factors; fourth wave of feminism; realism; Cyberspace
Social Media, Gender and the Mediatisation of War: Exploring the German Armed Forces’ Visual Representation of the Afghanistan Operation on Facebook
Autor/in:
Shim, David; Stengel, Frank A.
Quelle: Global Discourse, (2017) , 31 S
Inhalt: Studies on the mediatisation of war point to attempts of governments to regulate the visual perspective of their involvements in armed conflict – the most notable example being the practice of ‘embedded reporting’ in Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper focuses on a different strategy of visual meaning-making, namely, the publication of images on social media by armed forces themselves. Specifically, we argue that the mediatisation of war literature could profit from an increased engagement with feminist research, both within Critical Security/Critical Military Studies and within Science and Technology Studies that highlight the close connection between masculinity, technology and control. The article examines the German military mission in Afghanistan as represented on the German armed forces’ official Facebook page. Germany constitutes an interesting, and largely neglected, case for the growing literature on the mediatisation of war: its strong antimilitarist political culture makes the representation of war particularly delicate. The paper examines specific representational patterns of Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan and discusses the implications which arise from what is placed inside the frame of visibility and what remains out of its view.
Schlagwörter:Soziale Medien; social media; Federal Republic of Germany; Bundeswehr; Federal Armed Forces; Afghanistan; Afghanistan; Mediatisierung; mediatization; Krieg; war; Facebook; facebook; öffentliche Meinung; public opinion; Meinungsbildung; opinion formation; Männlichkeit; masculinity; Weiblichkeit; femininity; gender-specific factors; Legitimation; legitimation; soziale Konstruktion; social construction; gender; Technik; engineering; Militär; military
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien, Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Politische Konsumentinnen im Social Web: Praktiken der Vermittlung zwischen Bürger- und Verbraucheridentität
Autor/in:
Witterhold, Katharina
Quelle: Bielefeld (Kulturen der Gesellschaft, 25), 2017. 330 S
Inhalt: An examination of the everyday political engagement of women and their contribution to a net-based 'civic culture'.
Schlagwörter:politische Partizipation; political participation; bürgerschaftliches Engagement; citizens' involvement; Internet; Internet; Soziale Medien; social media; Konsum; consumption; Verbraucher; consumer; Politisierung; politicization; gender-specific factors; woman; politisches Handeln; political action; Verbraucherpolitik; consumer policy; Digitalisierung; digitalization; Social Web; Prosuming
SSOAR Kategorie:politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien
Geschlechteridentitäten von Jugendlichen im Kontext von Social Media: Jahrestagung der Fachstelle Gender NRW (FUMA) am 26. Juni 2014 in der Volkshochschule Düsseldorf
Titelübersetzung:Adolescent Gender Identities in the Context of Social Media: annual conference of the specialist department Gender NRW (FUMA), Düsseldorf, 26 June 2014
Autor/in:
Richter, Susanne
Quelle: GENDER - Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 7 (2015) 1, S 145-150
Inhalt: "Auf der Tagung der Fachstelle Gender NRW (FUMA) 'Geschlechteridentitäten von Jugendlichen im Kontext von Social Media', die am 26.06.2014 in Düsseldorf stattfand, stand der Umgang mit neuen Medien im Mittelpunkt. Diskutiert wurden die Praktiken von Jugendlichen in sozialen Netzwerken und die Herausforderungen, die sich hieraus für Mitarbeitende der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe ergeben. Dabei wurde auch der Frage nach Auswirkungen auf Geschlecht und Geschlechtsidentitäten nachgegangen." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "The conference 'Adolescent Gender Identities in the Context of Social Media' was held in Düsseldorf on 26 June 2014 and was hosted by the specialist department Gender NRW (FU-MA). It focused on the use of new media. Participants discussed adolescents' practices in social networks and the resulting challenges for youth work professionals. The influence on gender and gender identity was also investigated." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:gender; Identität; identity; gender-specific socialization; Internet; Internet; neue Medien; new media; Soziale Medien; social media; Web 2.0; web 2.0; Nutzung; utilization; gender-specific factors; Jugendlicher; adolescent; Medienpädagogik; media education; Federal Republic of Germany
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien
Men eat on Mars, Women on Venus? An Empirical Study of Food-Images
Autor/in:
Wagner, Claudia; Aiello, Luca Maria
Quelle: ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci '15); New York, 2015.
Inhalt: Culinary preferences contribute significantly to the sense of ourself [2]. While gender, race, sexuality and ethnicity describe our "major identity", preferences in music, style and food define our "minor identity". However, we find that only certain parts of them can be explained by gender-specific differences in the food consumption behavior, while other parts can be better explained by the media portrayal of food consumption.
Feministische Netzpolitik: Perspektiven und Handlungsfelder; Studie im Auftrag des GWI (2012)
Autor/in:
Ganz, Kathrin
Quelle: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Gunda-Werner-Institut; Berlin, 2013. 28 S
Schlagwörter:Internet; Internet; Feminismus; feminism; Datenschutz; data protection; Privatsphäre; privacy; Kommunikationsverhalten; communication behavior; Öffentlichkeit; the public; Digitale Medien; digital media; Netzgemeinschaft; internet community; Geschlechterpolitik; gender policy; politische Intervention; political intervention; gender-specific factors; Urheberrecht; copyright; Web 2.0; web 2.0; Soziale Medien; social media; informationelle Selbstbestimmung; self-determination over personal data; Kommunikationsraum; communications area; Netzpolitik
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien