Scope and psychosocial impacts of cyberfeminist movement

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Abstract

Background: It is difficult to imagine contemporary society without their impact on many aspects of daily life. The feminist movement is also influenced by ICTs, evolving and adapting to new technologies, and the cyberfeminist movement has emerged. Objectives: The present work of theoretical revision intends to deepen in the cyberfeminist movement, to know its repercussion, the means used to achieve its goals and the inconveniences that the use of new technologies in the fight for gender equality implies, among which cyberviolence stands out. Finally, the impact and current importance of the movement in Spain is studied. Results: The results obtained reveal that new technologies are an important tool for the struggle of the cyberfeminist movement through the Internet, calling meetings, sharing information or similar. On the other hand, the Internet is a source of inequalities since, through it, it is easier to carry out cyberviolence. Conclusions: Despite the informative power of new technologies in the dissemination of the feminist movement, changes should continue to be promoted at the institutional and socio-community level in matters of gender equality.