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Cyberfeminism, which examines women’s relationship to the Internet, considers issues such as how power operates in online spaces, who has access to digital technologies, and how the design of online architecture may reproduce gender inequities. As social media becomes essential for nonprofit organizations to establish an online presence, attract supporters, and help ensure sustainable organizations, nonprofits become critical sites for examining the interplay of gender and technology and offer opportunities for applying cyberfeminist goals.
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Cunningham, C.M., Crandall, H.M. (2014). Social Media for Social Justice: Cyberfeminism in the Digital Village. In: Van Deventer Iverson, S., James, J.H. (eds) Feminist Community Engagement. Community Engagement in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137441102_5
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