#CYBERFEMINISM

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Cyberfeminists have avoided - even declared - that cyberfeminism should not be defined. There are actual 100 agreed-upon anti-theses explaining what cyberfeminism is not. However, if there were a definition, would you agree with this one?

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“The cyber space is an extension of the real world; as such, the jingoistic attitudes and patriarchal norms we face on a daily basis in private and public spaces are reflected in the cyber domain as well. Without any protection or systematic support extended to female users, Digital Bangladesh, like real Bangladesh, will continue to be a male-dominated space in which women remain vulnerable.”

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Cyberfeminism is not about membership, but about activity. As soon as you have developed your personal approach to Cyberfeminism, you are a Cyberfeminist.

OBN FAQ

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The story of humans has been largely skewed to favor only half of the population. To focus on history and ignoring herstory, our common story can be nothing but incomplete. The Internet can be a vehicle for that change.

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There are historical reasons for male overrepresentation in ICT, but here are also reasons that have to do with power. Technology in general represents power, and in a world with structural subordination of women, empowerment in field of technology is especially important in breaking patriarchal structures. Anthropologists point out that the cyber world has tendencies to what they call "masculine Culture", and this is something we have to address. At the same time, cyber - and cyborg! - issues hold several keys to bridging the gender gap. The Swedish Government wants to strengthen gender equality, improve women's access to resources and technology and increase women's representation - we call it a feminist foreign policy. We will persistently and actively address the structural and historical inequalities in power relations from a rights perspective.

Maja Fjaestad at the 4th Global Conference on CyberSpace, April 17th, 2015.