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Female bloggers face harassment.(NEWSWATCH)
Although the Web is supposed to be an egalitarian forum and women make up about half the online community, they are becoming reluctant to participate online. Women who gain visibility as online bloggers become targets of sexual harassment and threats, according to two surveys.
A 2005 study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that the exodus of women entirely accounted for the decline in the proportion of online users who use chat rooms, from 28% in 2000 to 17% in 2005. It ...
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