The Role of News Websites in Enabling Iraqi Women to Participate Politically
Keywords:
Iraqi Women, News Websites, Political Participation, E-Websites, Women's Empowerment, MediaAbstract
The importance of this research lies in providing scientific facts about the role of electronic news websites in enhancing women's political participation and clarifying the challenges that affect this participation. It also contributes to guiding officials to develop policies and programs that enhance women's empowerment.
This research aims to identify the role of electronic news websites in empowering Iraqi women to participate politically in light of the rapid digital transformations and political developments in Iraq.
This research is classified as descriptive research, and the survey method was used based on the questionnaire tool, as it was designed according to the research questions and objectives, and contained four axes.
The research community was represented by Iraqi women who use electronic news websites, and the (intentional) sample was used to reach the research results, and the sample size reached (100) individuals, and the researchers relied on the theory of (reliance on the media) as it is the most appropriate theory for conducting the research.
Among the most prominent results that were reached:
1. The results revealed that (50) of the sample members, at a percentage of (50%), (always) rely on electronic news websites to obtain political information.
2. The results indicated that (59) of the sample members, with a percentage of (26.45%), search for (news) when using news websites.
3. The results showed that (18) of the sample members, with a percentage of (18%), depend on (Alsumaria News website) to obtain political information.
4. The results related to the available means to enhance the role of news websites in empowering Iraqi women to participate politically showed that all paragraphs had arithmetic averages for the research sample estimates with high agreement, which is evidence of the impact of news websites on Iraqi women and their political empowerment.
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