Digital Suffragists
Women, the Web, and the Future of Democracy
$46.64
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2021
Summary
If you’ve read the comments posted by readers of online news sites, you may have noticed the absence of women’s voices. Men are by far the most prolific commenters on politics and public affairs. When women do comment, they are often attacked or dismissed more than men are. In fact, the comment forums on news sites replicate conditions of the offline and social media worlds, where women are routinely interrupted, threatened, demeaned, and called wrong, unruly, disgusting, and out of place. In…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262046015 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262046016 |
| Author: | Marie Tessier |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm |
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Critics Review
“A lucid and well-informed look at implicit biases in the digital world and the harms they cause.” – Publishers Weekly
“A lucid and well-informed look at implicit biases in the digital world and the harms they cause.”
—Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Marie Tessier
Marie Tessier is a journalist and writer who moderates comments to the opinion pages of the New York Times. Her work has appeared on Women’s eNews, Women’s Media Center, Ms. magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and elsewhere.
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