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Not the Silent Majority: Women in Politics Online

Event Interactive 2010
Format Panel
Organizer Sarah Granger WomenCount
Description As 51% of Americans, studies show women also comprise the majority of users online, including bloggers. Yet when it comes to political discourse online, the percentage of women featured barely surpasses the 17% representation in Congress. A rock star panel of women will attack this problem.
Questions
Answered
  1. Where are the women online?
  2. What obstacles are women faced with in getting engaged in online politics?
  3. Why are some women turned off by the existing opportunities for political discourse online?
  4. How do we get more women involved?
  5. What organizations and resources already exist to help women?
  6. What still needs to be done to bring our numbers up in terms of online activism and online media?
  7. What are the root causes of the problem?
  8. Who are good women role models already engaged?
  9. Are existing outreach programs to women active in politics and new media working?
  10. Will more women's voices really make a difference?
Level Intermediate
Category Blogging, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Community / Online Community, Government and Technology, Social Networking