The Impact of Social Media on Women’s Rights Movements: Empowerment, Challenges and Future Directions
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines how social media affects women's efforts to gain equal rights. Social media platforms have become important tools for women's rights movements worldwide. They help spread messages quickly, raise money for causes, and connect women from different countries. These online spaces allow women to share personal stories, which can change how people think about women's issues. Social media campaigns have also pushed for new laws and forced big companies to treat women better. However, women speaking up online often face bullying and threats. False information about women's rights can spread fast on social media too. The paper looks at these positive and negative aspects of social media for women's rights. It also suggests ways to make online spaces safer and more helpful for women's activism in the future. The research shows that while social media is very useful for advancing women's rights, it's important to address its problems to use it effectively.
Author: Nadeem Alam
Institution: Aligarh Muslim University
Language: English
Topic: Gender, Feminism, and Media
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4402298102