Nattering on The Net

An examination of the social consequences of the information revolution for women. There are no women in control of television channels, radio stations, newspaper houses, or software companies. Other work by the author includes "Man Made Language" and "Invisible Women".

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Is it true that women use technology, but that men fall in love with it? What are the effects of electronic networks, of cyber-relationships on class, race and gender boundaries? Dale Spender reveals that men are writing the road rules for the superhighway and subjecting women to new forms of harassment, virtual violence and data rape. But she also conveys her sheer delight in these new technologies arguing that it is creating unimaginable opportunities in education and authoring.