Women's Net - Mobile social networks in South Africa
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Is a feminist organisation and works to advance gender equality and justice in South Africa through the use of Information &Communication Technologies (ICTs) by:
- Providing content and training that supports individual women, girls, women’s organizations and networks to take control of their own content and use of technology
- Intervening in ICT policy processes to ensure access, and meaningful use
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• Cellphones are primary mode of socialisation for teens
• Cellphones = young people’s best friend• Because:- Privacy when communicating- Fit in with peers- The convergence of technologies- The Internet on cellphones- social networks/mobile social networks/mobile
instant communication
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• Mobile instant applications have been adopted by young people
• Inexpensive, privacy and can help increase the number of friends
• Research – girls are frequent users of social networks
• however, these spaces pose a danger to girls• Mirror inequalities outside these spaces
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Mobile Social Networks in South Africa: APreliminary Investigation into Young People's Use
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• 11 girls from Orange Farm aged between 15-16 • They all knew Mxit• One did not have a cell phone• Other group: 16 – 31, Grow Bacha in Orange
Farm, equal number of male and female
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Air time for the cellphones???
I get it from one of my parent, I save or from the chicken (quote from one of the girls)
● Girls jokingly referred to “minister of Airtime’’ – a reference to transactional sex for airtime
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Using Mxit● Girls denied using Mxit ● But eventually admitted to using it● Did not open up because:- They know many adults/parents are pessimistic
about mobile texting applications- Some of the ‘sexting’ they had encountered
made them embarrassed
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● Girls said they felt uncomfortable and unsafe when using Mxit
● Continual encounters to textual harassment or exposure to pornography
● Girls are shy to talk about their experiences because of fear of being judged and simply because they do not know these are criminal offenses
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● Boys felt comfortable to use the application● They expressed that is an easy way to get
‘chics’
Sicelo: while you are chatting, you will show an interest in her life and you will arrange a date: if she agrees, then where does she live? Can we met? The nearest place where she lives, you will arrange. Maybe in town. Or a mall, where ever. But ill have to check you first, ill stand far away, if you are what I am expecting, then there I will come, If you are not then I'm gone
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Cell phones and identity
● Part of the three Cs (Clothes, cosmetics and cellphones)
● Cell phones give status
● Cellpnone brand important
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● It stands to reason that 'virtual' spaces reflect the realities of day to day life for South African girls – sexual harassment, sexual violence and domestic and dating violence is common
●This limits the girls’ participation in these technologies
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If we don' t intervene, the mobile and online social spaces young people occupy will become like our
streets (and homes) where violence is rife and sexism predominates ..
transformation is key:-)
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• Keep-Your-Chats-Exactly-That is a campaign that will educate and raise awareness on the pitfalls of using social networks
• To empower South African girls and boys with information and tactics to keep themselves safe when using social networking tools with a computer or mobile phone.
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• Like the streets, and at home, social networks reflect power and gender imbalances
• Like in other spaces, girls need support and empowerment
• These spaces must be transformed
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Picture taken from “The Reality of the MXit Mania”, Ramon Thomas
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How we do it?
Through public education aimed at:
• Girls and boys
• Teachers
• Parents
• Policy makers
• Service providers
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Contact us…. Lebo Marishane
+27 11 429-0000
• http://www.womensnet.org.za