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Interview with Nadine Moawad

Lebanon's lack of availability for safe internet access for women is stimulating.  I have not thought a lot about the issue of access of the internet in other countries, let alone if the places where internet access is available is safe for women users or not.  I also have not thought about whether the internet itself is a safe tool for women and men to be using to gain information.  As Nadine Moawad said their are many sites that are available that share negative messages with us.  Another compelling statement she makes is the relationship between the lack of censorship and the progression on women's rights in Lebanon.  I never would have thought the lack of censorship would create a positive impact on this movement!  Class also is an issue when trying to use the internet.  In Lebanon the internet is very expensive and very slow so many can not afford it so their options are public places which are inexpensive but are not the best environments. Nadine's video interview is very helpful when trying to see how other women are affected by the internent and it helps open up my eyes to the things I take for granted.

Link to Interview:
Interview with Nadine Moawad

Class and Gender Impact Youth Internet Use

This article is quite similar to the article about the uses of Facebook.  The main difference is the age at which they are studying.  This article's study group is the youth of Sweden primarily 4-15 year olds.  Some of the statistics they found were shocking; children as young as 4 are using the internet on a regular basis.  Some of the information they provided was somewhat expected.  Children from families where the parents were less educated were not as familiar with computers and the internet unlike children from families where the parents were more educated.  Again, this article reinforces that girls use the internet for more social activities than the boys did.  Something new they stated was the boys felt they were more tech savvy than the girls because the girls never were interested in conquering the technological gadgets the internet offers.

Link to Article:
Class and Gender Impact Youth Internet Use

Gender Differences in the Uses of Facebook

Social Tendencies
Women have always been viewed as the gender who is more social, interested in others lives, and more "nosey".  The article's findings completely support the stereotypes I have just listed.  More women were likely to post statuses, comment on other's information, post pictures and use the other features of Facebook that allow them to connect with others socially.  Men on the other hand used their Facebook profiles to share links of news events and other less personal information.  Men were also less likely to post anything family related on Facebook while women used Facebook as an important medium to share information with or about their families.  Women also have used the photo option as a way to share information about their life with others.  Men on the other hand post photos of hobbies and interests instead of photos of themselves.  Women find Facebook to be a good way of communicating between long distance friends and family members while men find it to be as important.  Basically, what I have concluded from the article is women use Facebook on a more personal level than men do.  This conclusion can be true for a lot of other mediums we use today such as email, blogging, and text messaging.
The link to the article:
Got Facebook?

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