Blogs and site that relate women’s group and movement

Blogs and site that relate women’s group and movement

JASS Website

https://justassociates.org

Angry Malay Woman- a Malaysian feminist blog

https://dgreymatter.wordpress.com/

AWAM Websites

http://www.awam.org.my/

What are this website and blog about?

JASS websites, AWAM websites and Angry Malay Woman blog are example of feminist website and blogs. Feminist website and blog presents the issue of feminism through spreading ideas, debates, awareness, opinions and feminism knowledge through the Internet.

As information, JASS is about women movement website and it was established in 2002 year. The main vision JASS is dedicated to a feminist vision of social and political transformation where all people live with freedom, dignity, respect and well-being.

Alicia Izharudin is the blogger for angry Malay woman - a Malaysian feminist blogs. She is Senior Lecturer of Gender Studies at University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. All her blogs are writing about gender and Islam issue in Jakarta, gender inequality, women movement in Indonesia and etc.

On the other hand, AWAM is the non-profit organisation websites in Malaysia. It is the organisation that upholding equality, rights and ending gender-based violence for all.

Who these sites primarily address?

With feminist blogging and websites, it creates a platform to women speaks up their opinions, thoughts and beliefs. Hence, is seen as an effective method getting the involvement in others or getting the attention to politically active people. Typically the contents of this blog and website are discussing current affairs, politics, social and entertainment. Therefore, feminist blogging and website are seen as a public activity that allows anyone to see a situation from a different viewpoint. Thus, it can increase activism.

Who is allowed to participate and how?

As mentioned by Mowles (2008), online social networking has become an increasing part of people’s use of the internet, and activist cultures have developed within these social networks. Therefore, all of this websites and blog are open to women to participate.  However, some of the feminist website also opens up men participant too. For instance, AWAM. AWAM has opened to all age person at the aged 18 and above to participate.  People that share the same goals, mission and values with AWAM are welcome to participate in this website. They can be a membership in this organisation through email awam@awam.org.my.

In conclusion

To sum up, feminist blogs and website speed up the pace of feminist to debate and conversation. In spite of that, it provide opportunity to feminist group to create online communities.

References

http://everything.explained.today/Feminist_blog/

https://mobilizingideas.wordpress.com/2015/09/02/blogs-and-activism/

Mowles, J. M. 2008. ‘Framing issues, fomenting change, 'Feministing': A contemporary feminist blog in the landscape of online political activism.’ International Reports on Socio-informatics, 5(2), 29-49.

Mobility and the Internet

Mobility, as defined is the ability to move anywhere easily as desired.

It plays an important role and it shows great impact when it is used interconnected with the internet.

There is no doubt that the Internet revolution is making the world an information environment. However, the role of mobility is also playing an important role in this process.

Mobility in technology is often associated with the gadgets for example smartphone. 

As long as a smartphone has an Internet connection, people can do work anytime at anywhere. 

Compared to a desktop which is fixed at a specific location, people will tend to go for gadgets such as smartphones and laptops because it is really convenient and time-saving.

Mobility is the future. Soon, the Internet will be too common and it will become an essential in human's life. When the essential incorporates mobility, it will evolve to become something new.

We always have that kind of demand to stay connected anytime and anywhere. We often link this sense of connectedness with the Internet. We used to say that if we have the Internet, we can be connected to the world anytime anywhere. But I think, there is a lack of acknowledgment towards mobility in this statement.

I have found an article depicting about the mobility and how the world is giving a new meaning to mobility and the role it is playing in this era of technology.

However, The New Meaning of Mobility said that

" We find ourselves tethered in novel ways — not to a hometown, or to a particular social background, but to our devices themselves and the feeling of connection they provide, which we seemingly cannot sit still without. "

Mobility is an element which contributes a lot to the advancement of technology and enables people to stay connected to the world. Ironically, it also one of the elements which isolate us from the world.