Value and Challenges of Women’s Self-expression in the Era of New Media: A Case Study of Female Bloggers in Mainland China

Zhongxi Wu

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/14/20230397

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Wu,Z. (2023). Value and Challenges of Women’s Self-expression in the Era of New Media: A Case Study of Female Bloggers in Mainland China. Communications in Humanities Research,14,20-24.

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Value and Challenges of Women’s Self-expression in the Era of New Media: A Case Study of Female Bloggers in Mainland China

Zhongxi Wu *^,1,

¹ UWC Changshu China

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/14/20230397

Abstract

The emergence of new media has revolutionized communication and self-expression, prompting a growing interest in the role it plays in promoting gender equality and empowering women. In particular, female self-expression through new media platforms has become a crucial area of study, as women utilize these platforms to voice their opinions, share their experiences, and advocate for social change. This paper explores the value and challenges of female self-expression in new media through a method of literature review and analyzing the content of female blogs in mainland China. The paper finds that as a new media form, female blogs provide a platform for women to express themselves, voice their opinions, and advocate for equality. However, female blogs also face various challenges in the new media environment, such as gender discrimination, online violence, and privacy breaches. Therefore, people need to pay attention to the self-expression of women in the new media environment, explore more equal, safe, and free ways of expression, and provide more support and protection for women’s voices.

Keywords

new media, female self-expression, female blog, gender discrimination, online violence

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Wu,Z. (2023). Value and Challenges of Women’s Self-expression in the Era of New Media: A Case Study of Female Bloggers in Mainland China. Communications in Humanities Research,14,20-24.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities

Conference website: https://www.icgpsh.org/

ISBN：978-1-83558-117-9(Print) / 978-1-83558-118-6(Online)

Conference date: 13 October 2023

Editor：Enrique Mallen, Javier Cifuentes-Faura

Series: Communications in Humanities Research

Volume number: Vol.14

ISSN：2753-7064(Print) / 2753-7072(Online)

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