This panel explores the complex and violent ways that women are treated online, specifically feminists when they speak publicly about politics. Presenting some of the lead feminist voices on the internet we will discuss and share our war stories while offering tips for how to survive the anti-feminist internet.
Questions Answered:
How has new media and internet technology given tools to feminists? How has the internet played a role in boosting political and feminist activism?
Since we know the internet is volatile for feminist voices, what does it mean to blog under your own identity?
What have been some of the key repurcussions of women speaking on politics online?
Why is it important to look at gender and how it plays out in new media?
What can the past three years of strong feminist voices speaking online tell us about current conditions for women online?
What have we learned through our visibility and how has that informed how we speak?
What are ways we can use social networking technologies and new media tools to create organized networks of feminists online?
What are some basic survival tips and recommendations we have to deal with the onslaught of misogyny online?
Why does the role of gender in technology keep getting swept under the rug?
How are technologies such as micro-blogging, pownce, twitter, haiku, among others changed the relationship authors have with commentors?
Panelists:
Ann Friedman (Feministing.com), Lynne d. Johnson (Fastcompany.com), Amanda Marcotte (Pandagon.net), Samhita Mukhopadhyay, moderator (Feministing.com), Cecily Walker (cecily.info)