TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pedersen,Sarah
TI  - The politicization of Mumsnet
T2  - SocietyNow
SN  - 9781839094705
AV  - HQ1236.5.G7 P43 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Bingley, U.K.
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
KW  - mumsnet.com
KW  - Electronic discussion groups
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Parenting
KW  - Political Science, Women in Politics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Political activism
KW  - bicssc
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - This book investigates the growing politicization of Mumsnet and its use by politicians to influence middle-class women in the UK. The site's discussion topics go far beyond traditional 'mothering' subjects and encompass politics, feminism and current affairs. Understood as a safe space for gender-critical voices, the site has spawned real-life activism and continues to be both praised and attacked for its support of free speech on controversial subjects. Sarah Pedersen investigates how Mumsnet has become a central part of a resurgent women's rights movement in the UK. She argues that its openness to discussion around this subject has allowed the site to function as a subaltern counter-public - a space where gender-critical feminists have been able to share information and make plans for action and agitation
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/9781839094682
ER  -