Digital suffragists : women, the web, and the future of democracy / Marie Tessier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tessier, Marie, author.

Contributor:

Commins-Holman Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Democracy--Social aspects.

Democracy.

Communication in politics--Technological innovations.

Communication in politics.

Political participation--Social aspects.

Political participation.

United States.

Political participation--Social aspects--United States.

Internet--Political aspects--United States.

Internet.

Internet--Political aspects.

Communication in politics--Technological innovations--United States.

Democracy--Social aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The book considers the rates and conditions of women's participation in the public sphere and explores the implications for politics, democracy, and society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Women and News Comments

2. Women as the Silent Sex

3. Women, Authority, and the Public Sphere: Communication Is Gendered

4. Women, Trolls, and Adversarial Culture Online

5. Women and News: A New Paradigm in the Digital Era

6. Implicit Bias in the Design of Technology

7. Tools to Fight Bias in Technology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Commins-Holman Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Tessier, Marie Digital suffragists

ISBN:

9780262046015

0262046016

OCLC:

1230463336

Publisher Number:

99988667290