Does the Fruit of Technology Benefit Women?

Electronic media and new technology have changed the way we communicate and collect information, and this is the case especially if we look at the evolution of the Internet. The phenomenon of new technology is not unexpected and a few decades ago Marshall McLuhan was mentioning the importance the electronic media, and also the global village, would have for the individual and for the structures of power and culture in society. However, one thing he did not consider and evaluate was how women were included in these changes and if the new media would affect their life, situation and position as much as for men. How women perceive new technology and how they are affected is however something feministic scholars think about and try to evaluate. I find indications of that the evolution of electronic media, and the Internet in particular, is equally important for men as for women and also a stepping stone for further emancipation of the sexes.