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Saudi Women and the Internet. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Jan 2009, Pages: 284
The Internet plays an increasingly significant role
in people’s lives. Poverty of data and research on
Internet use and users is probably one of the most
significant factors affecting the understanding of
the Internet use and attitude in a conservative
country and society such as Saudi Arabia.
In this study gender was found to be significantly
associated with students’ email usage, and chatting.
Culture also affected women’s reasons for using the
web, choice of websites visited, and web activities.
It also influenced reasons for e-mail use and
non-use, and the people with whom they communicated
using email. Females in Saudi Arabia face many
challenges when it comes to Internet access and use.
These barriers tend to be somewhat different than
those faced by man. For Saudi females it is more
cultural (i.e. family restrictions, lack of time) and
psychological (i.e. security
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