The politicization of Mumsnet

• Main Author: Pedersen, Sarah, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
• Series: SocietyNow.
• Subjects: mumsnet.com > Electronic discussion groups.; Women's rights > Great Britain > Electronic discussion groups.; Electronic discussion groups > Political aspects > Great Britain.; Parenting > Great Britain > Electronic discussion groups.; Political Science, Women in Politics.; Political activism.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781839094705
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Item Description: Includes index.

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.