gender inequality – feminism

• statistics


  Women use social media more than men such as Pinterest and Instagram, where users are of 70% female

  13% contributions to Wikipedia, are by women

  Britain’s top 100 influential Twitter users only contains 17 women in 2013, so there is less women in IT jobs
• positive for women


  #EveryDaySexismProject– Laura Bates

  Set it up, so women could discuss their experiences of sexism and documented examples from around the world

  Led to increased reports of sexual harassment to the British transport police and allowed to talk in parliament so now schools tackle sexual harassment and so so does workplaces
• Nakamura– muted voices


  Developments in digital communication has given women in some countries of voice where they don’t have the ability to share this off-line, such as in Iran or Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
• Negative for women


  Human trafficking- lead to increased opportunities for criminals to exploit vulnerable women and women and children are a greater risk of becoming but sold and consumed such as organised crime rings
• Negative for women


  CEOP 2012- 790 children subject to safeguarding

  18,887 reports related to child, sexual 192 people suspected of online child exploitation were arrested

  Shows that more women and children are pronoun inequality due to digital communication
• negative for women


  Modern slavery, – 180 individuals and organisations across the sectors involved and concludes that slaves include UK nationals and those abroad who exploited in the sex industry through force, labour enforced criminal activity and takes place in factories fields houses etc

  Happens to both females and males and in 2011 94% trafficked where women and due to tech increase it is easier to organise

  Negative impacts for women include mental health, issues or suicide attempts
• contemporary examples


  Men dominate women under patriarchy due to the Internet and social media. For example, sex, tourism or bride, trafficking and prostitutes can be bought and sold and live sex shows such as Skype and has made it easier for me to have power over women, such as an only fans where men pay to see naked women.
• contemporary example


  Revenge, porn – sexual acts, filmed and posted online without the other persons consent and usually used when a breakup occurs and is revenge

  Figures, sure that victims are not granted anonymity, and the cases have doubled from 852 in 2015 to 1853 in 2018
• contemporary example


  #UpSkirting- taking a photograph or video of a woman’s skirt and it was made a criminal offence on the 12th of April 2019, and now is punishable in prison by up to 2 years

  Digital communication has actually made it easier because now you can be more discreet about it such as an iPhone camera
• contemporary example


  #MeToo- social movement against sexual abuse harassment and rape by Harvey Whinestine

  Lead to 19 states in acting, new, sexual harassment protections and it was spread viral due to Twitter Instagram and famous supporters retreated today such as Jennifer, Lawrence or Terry Crews

  Harvey was a film producer who sexually assaulted women over the decades and was presented this situation, triggered similar allegations against the powerful men in world
• contemporary example


  Sex work is work – shutdown off sites that allow, especially in the US sex workers to earn income, and now leads to risks as they forced to turn to the streets and unemployed

  Women want to use the media, how they want to

  Reasons for include money laundering

  Reasons against include leaves, women unemployed, and at risk
• effects include:


  #UpSkirting- leads to emotional distress and embarrassment for women

  Revenge, porn – leaves women, feeling depressed and could lead to suicide

  #EverydaySexismproject- Positive as created a virtual community which helped people especially women speak up and raised awareness about it and was shared globally

  #MeToo- gave women a voice to speak up, and we shared globally and retreated by famous celebrities, who raised awareness