期刊名称:The Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management
印刷版ISSN:2325-4688
出版年度:2015
卷号:3
期号:1
页码:128-150
出版社:The International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management
摘要:Educational, economic, and technological challenges are faced by women throughout the world. These challenges must be addressed. Are opportunities presented through the use of mobile and social technologies an answer to this gender specific issue. Slovenia, Romania, and Georgia are among several countries being studied globally in an effort to determine the status of the use of social technologies by women with the goal of women's empowerment. Social Technologies investigated included facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google+. Survey results come from respondents from remote regions to large cities. Those using social technologies listed facebook more than any of the other media and included numerous positive benefits: ability to access desired information; fast and effective communication; increased awareness; more informed; and an increased number of opportunities. Complete results of the study including qualitative data which st rongly supports the benefits of the use of social technologies for women's empowerment are presented
关键词:Social Technologies; Social Networking; Social Media; Slovenia; Romania; Georgia; Women's ; Empowerment; Information Technology