Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Powell, Rachelle
Author's Email Address	rpowel5@lsu.edu
URN	etd-07082005-104637
Title	Women's Uses of the Internet
Degree	Master of Mass Communication (M.M.C.)
Department	Mass Communication
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Anne Cunningham Committee Chair Lance Porter Committee Member Richard Nelson Committee Member
Keywords	women uses and gratifications internet
Date of Defense	2005-06-11
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract In this study I will look at the main reasons women use the Internet. Studies about women and the Internet are divided; some indicate less use of the Internet than men, but other studies show strong evidence of a narrowing gap in use. Due to this lack of clarity, a study that looks exclusively at women’s Internet activities and usage is needed. Although qualitative research does not test or apply theory the same way quantitative research does, uses and gratifications theory informed this study. This is an exploratory study of women and the Internet.
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