1. Racial and Gender Biases on the Internet Kevin Clements and Rachel Loria

2. Gender Gap: The Stereotype Commonly held that there is a great divide Notion that it is a man’s world Women are inadequate and the lesser sex (therefore, they can’t use the internet—so why include them?) (Social Science Quarterly)

3. Gender Gap: The Reality Evidence shows that times are changing – Internet geared more towards women – More women are online “Women value [the Internet] for the human connections” (The Guardian)

4. How many women use the internet An estimated 50% of online users are women Women spend an average of 24.8 hours per month online (men average around 22.9)

5. What men and women seem to like Social networking is more popular for women than men online (Facebook) (PostMedia News)

6. What men and women seem to like When it comes to Twitter, men are more likely than women to post their own tweets

7. What men and women seem to like Women like deals and promotions at shopping sites

8. Online Shopping Websites seem very geared towards the woman crowd

9. Web spaces geared toward men and women Men are more likely to read the news, check weather forecasts, download music and do job-related research. Women send emails, view maps, and get background information on health problems. (The Guardian)

10. Web spaces geared towards men (news, weather forecasts, downloading music and job-related research)

11. Web spaces geared towards women (emails, viewing maps, and background information on health problems)

12. Cyber-Racism

13. The Shape of Cyber- Racism Civilized messages, the “educational narrative” Humorous messages Self-preservation

14. “Educational” Narrative

15. Humorous Messages

16. Self-preservation

17. Regulation? First amendment rights – Hate speech – Inciting violence Internet anonymity Websites cross national borders

18. Hope?