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NOTE: THIS DATA WILL BE ANALYZED UNDER SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY AND THEN UNDER A SOCIO-POLITICAL CONSTRUCT USING THE STATIST APPROACH

CONTINUATION OF EMERGING THEMES AND CATEGORIES

Benefits of being in the internet	Difference before and after the advent of the internet	Examples of how the internet has been used to expand, advance, enact mission	Kinds and forms of information disseminated through the internet
To disseminate and exchange information quickly	Reduces staff time	To provide online courses and training	News/ media alert
To back up information	Gives organization visibility	To network and collaborate	Training material/online courses
To network	General population and international community has more access to the organization	To disseminate information	Magazines
To collaborate and organize nationally and internationally	Faster communication	To launch and maintain groups	List server
To provide on-line training	Easier to collaborate, especially with third world countries		Jobs information
To research and to publish research	Information is easier to disseminate		Video streaming
	Access and retrieval of information is easier

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF USING THE INTERNET

Strengths	Weaknesses
Fast	Can present technical problems There is no security
Inexpensive	High to maintain
Accessible Reaches larger audience Global access Available at all time	Polarization Poor people not being reach Not many people use the internet
Easier to network	Lack of richness of personal contact Can not screen out bad or unwanted info

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT SOCIAL ACTIVISM INVOLVEMENT AND THE ACTIVISM FROM BEFORE THE ERA OF THE INTERNET

Positive	Negative
Present social activism has:	Present social activism lacks:
National recognition	Personal interaction
International Impact	Quality of information
Faster access	Unwanted to access to website by oppostional groups
Easier connection to decision makers	LISTSERV bashing or disruption caused by members
Immediate feedback
Immediate publicity

Most organizations will follow under the following, using the analytical typology of feminist movements from "The End of Patriarchalism," p.195).

Name of organization	Misssion	Women’s rights (liberal, socialist)	Practical feminism (Workers, community self defense, motherhood, etc.)
1. Global Center for Women	Leadership for human rights and social justice	X
2. Equal Rights Advocates	Advocacy for women rights (legislation, litigation, education)	X
3. National Council for Research on Women	Collaborative research		X
4. SIECUS	Sexual education		X
5. 50 Years is Enough	Transformation of world bank and IMF		X
6. Empower Program	Promote against cultural violence		X
7. Genderwatchers	Equality through research		X
8. Women in Higher Education	Empower women in higher education		X
9. Media Watch	Education and media against racism		X
10. Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press	Democratic communication in organization		X
11. American Women’s Business Association	Personal & professional development of networking and education for women	X	X
12. Women’s Internet Campaign	Access technology
13. WEEA	Gender equity in education	X
14. Family Violence Prevention	Against domestic violence		X
15. Feminist Majority	Equality for both genders	X
16. Association Women in Development	Centralization of resources to promote women’s development	X
17. Sisterhood is Global	Women’s right worldwide	X
18. Women’s Caucus for Gender Justice	Make international justice mechanism accessible to all women	X	X
19. International Council of Research on Women	Does research worldwide on women's health and employment		X
20. VAWA	Offers services for battered women and LISTSERV alerts as well as the basis for a centralized consotiuum of coliations		X