The numbers of women who have access to and are using the internet are is dramatically increasing. However, simply being on the internet does not mean that women and girls are interacting with cyberspace and internet technology in an empowered way. Gender still makes a difference. With the Internet, we are on the verge of epochal change. It will have a greater impact on society than the printing press has had.
Some women approach technological empowerment through computer and corporate fields.
Others work radically to transfer power away from a capitalistic view of technology, to redistribute the technological wealth. Whatever approach they choose, CyberFeminist focus on women's technological empowerment. It's no accident that as women began entering medicine in larger numbers, medicine began questioning whether research using only male subjects was applicable to women. The variety and impact of new digital technologies will depend on the extent to which women are involved and their needs are taken into account. Technology is going to change our political, economic, social, and personal lives.