Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out

On a regional level, a high percentage of respondents felt that social media could be an empowering tool for women, enhancing their participation in several facets of their lives, including the legal (by promoting women’s rights), economic (enhancing entrepreneurial and employment opportunities), political (increased political participation), and social (through self-expression and promoting social change) aspects (see Figure 9). Interestingly, although by a negligible margin, the only response where a slightly larger percentage of men than women agreed that social media can play a positive role in gender equality was “social media allows for greater gender equality in political participation.” ...