社会性别视角中的传播新技术与女性

The New Communication Technology and Women in the Gender Light

本文利用2001年北京、上海、广州、成都、长沙五城市互联网使用及其影响的调查数据,探讨了传播新技术是否能增加女性权利的问题。调查表明,一方面,传播新技术在一定程度上改变了受众的被动地位,增加了受众信息交流和表达的机会;另一方面,女性上网比例较低,女性用户可利用的资源较少,比男性更少受惠于传播新技术,这可能增加现实中的性别不平等。为此,本研究提出了若干提高女性获得信息的机会和技能,促进信息公平流动的建议。

On the basis of a survey of the use of the Internet and its influence in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Changsha in 2001, the paper discusses the issue about the new communication technology and women's rights. The results of the survey show that the new communication technology has changed passive audience into active users to a certain extent and increased their opportunities to exchange information and express themselves, but women have received much less benefits than men. The survey shows that women users are less than men, and their using time, frequency and source on the Internet are less than men too. It is possible,therefore, to increase gender inequality in real life. In view of this, the paper puts forth some suggestions for increasing women's ability and chance to aquire information, and promoting information flow on a fair basis.