"Feminist internet research considers how gender justice can be achieved in the ways we belong, work and make on the internet and shows that this is not possible without considering the economic and environmental dimensions of the internet as well as the intersectionality of discriminations and violence that women, LGBTIQA+ people and others face on the internet, based on our various identities as well as our structural inequalities. Feminist research finds that while state and development actors promote the "empowerment" dimensions of women and other marginalised groups of people gaining access to the internet, the lack of an underlying rights framework results in such access not coming hand in hand with relevant freedoms and protections that would ensure meaningful and sustainable access." (Overview of findings, p.14)
Contents
Introduction, 17
What is a feminist internet? 18
What is feminist internet research? 21
Thematic review of feminist internet research, 25
Gender and feminism in the internet policy and governance space, 61
Recommendations to achieve further progress in and through feminist internet research, 68