EWords for New Worlds

Globalization and the Empowerment of Iranian Women

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ID12955441
AuthorsZahia Smail Salhi (0000-0001-5794-182X, University of Manchester, corresponding author), Vahideh Golzard (University of Leeds)
Year2019
Volume12
Issue3
Pages328-347
Publication date2019-12-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMiddle East Journal of Culture and Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1873-9857 • E-ISSN: 1873-9865
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18739865-01203005
OpenAlexW2582157944
LanguageEN
References cited25

The potential impact of the internet on women’s empowerment can be identified in a variety of ways. The internet can provide diverse avenues for women’s social, political and economic empowerment and valuable sites can help with education, health, information and awareness of human rights in the public and the private spheres. Beyond these parameters the internet is also an open gate to the world, one that allows women to join global networks from the confines of their homes and break the boundaries of closed societies. In this article, we explore the changes the internet has brought to the lives of Iranian women. Drawing on interviews with a group of Iranian women who are active internet users in Tehran, we address how they understand and perceive digital empowerment

Digital divide · Empowerment · Internet privacy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · The Internet · Variety (cybernetics · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Gender, Feminism, and Media · ICT Impact and Policies · Law · Social Media and Politics · Artificial Intelligence

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