The role of social networks in shaping the knowledge and attitudes of Arab women towards the issue of women's empowerment:

Document Type : Original Article

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Researcher in the Media Studies Diploma at the Arab Research Institute

Abstract

 The role of women in the Arab society is not limited to holding professional positions in society, but rather they have an important and essential role in building generations by contributing to the upbringing of children. Cases Women are the main breadwinner of the family. Society cannot advance with half of its energies. Women and men have an active presence in the development of society and in determining the way it manages all the circumstances that may face it. And because empowerment is one of the main dimensions within the framework of the sustainable development plan, it has been and still is the center of attention of the Arab public and has received media coverage. However, social media, as one of the sources of the Arab public's access to information, had a role in shaping the public's awareness and attitudes in this issue. Based on the foregoing, the subject of the study can be defined in identifying and interpreting the limits and nature of the influence of social networks in shaping the knowledge and attitudes of the Arab public. Towards the issue of empowering Arab women, while clarifying the sources of basic information that the Arab public relies on in obtaining information about women's issues in general and empowerment in particular, and arranging social networks within the framework of these sources, as well as determining their views on the quality of the contents of communication messages related to this issue and the persuasive approaches used in Its framework, by applying it to a sample of the Arab public in six Arab countries representing all Arab countries (Egypt-Morocco-Jordan-Lebanon-Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates) its size is 400 individuals of males and females of various economic, social and educational levels in age groups of (25 Up to 60 years old.
 

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