Typology of Rural Women's Digital Capital: A Proposal on the Dikmen-Sinop Case

Ayşe Gündüz Hoşgör; Miki Suzuki Him

Makale detayları

Typology of Rural Women's Digital Capital: A Proposal on the Dikmen-Sinop Case

Yazarlar:

Ayşe Gündüz Hoşgör | Miki Suzuki Him

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları | Kırsal Sosyoloji

Dergi:

Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.43-58

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351940

pISSN:

2146-4812

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Özet:

 This study examines rural womens digital capital, and how they access, use and benefit from information and communication technologies ICTs. Digital inequality is multidimensional and intersectional. Rural population is not a homogenous group of which members are all similarly deprived of digital capital. To shed light on the gendered complexity of digital inequality, the study analyses the quantitative and qualitative data collected in five villages in Dikmen-Sinop. A survey was conducted with 218 women in 2013. Participants were selected by purposive sampling method in a way to include women of different age groups and marital and employment statuses. In-depth interviews were conducted with 27 women who were selected from the participants of the survey in 2014. The data were analysed thematically and comparatively from a feminist perspective. The study proposes a typology of rural womens digital capital. Womens digital capital, as well as ICTs patriarchal implication, differ in accordance with marital and employment statuses. While non-working women depend on their brothers or sons for accessing and using a mobile phone and see its limited benefits, working women purchase digital devices by themselves and especially young women actively use social media and explore new social space beyond monotonous village life.

 This study examines rural womens digital capital, and how they access, use and benefit from information and communication technologies ICTs. Digital inequality is multidimensional and intersectional. Rural population is not a homogenous group of which members are all similarly deprived of digital capital. To shed light on the gendered complexity of digital inequality, the study analyses the quantitative and qualitative data collected in five villages in Dikmen-Sinop. A survey was conducted with 218 women in 2013. Participants were selected by purposive sampling method in a way to include women of different age groups and marital and employment statuses. In-depth interviews were conducted with 27 women who were selected from the participants of the survey in 2014. The data were analysed thematically and comparatively from a feminist perspective. The study proposes a typology of rural womens digital capital. Womens digital capital, as well as ICTs patriarchal implication, differ in accordance with marital and employment statuses. While non-working women depend on their brothers or sons for accessing and using a mobile phone and see its limited benefits, working women purchase digital devices by themselves and especially young women actively use social media and explore new social space beyond monotonous village life.

 This study examines rural womens digital capital, and how they access, use and benefit from information and communication technologies ICTs. Digital inequality is multidimensional and intersectional. Rural population is not a homogenous group of which members are all similarly deprived of digital capital. To shed light on the gendered complexity of digital inequality, the study analyses the quantitative and qualitative data collected in five villages in Dikmen-Sinop. A survey was conducted with 218 women in 2013. Participants were selected by purposive sampling method in a way to include women of different age groups and marital and employment statuses. In-depth interviews were conducted with 27 women who were selected from the participants of the survey in 2014. The data were analysed thematically and comparatively from a feminist perspective. The study proposes a typology of rural womens digital capital. Womens digital capital, as well as ICTs patriarchal implication, differ in accordance with marital and employment statuses. While non-working women depend on their brothers or sons for accessing and using a mobile phone and see its limited benefits, working women purchase digital devices by themselves and especially young women actively use social media and explore new social space beyond monotonous village life.

 Bu çalışma, kırsal kesimdeki kadınların dijital sermayesini ve bilgi-iletişim teknolojilerine BİT nasıl eriştiklerini, kullandıklarını ve yararlandıklarını incelemektedir. Dijital eşitsizlik çok boyutlu ve kesişimsellik içeren bir kavramdır. Kırsal nüfus dijital sermaye sahipliği açısından farklılıklar içermektedir. Çalışma da, dijital eşitsizliğin toplumsal cinsiyete dayalı karmaşıklığına ışık tutmak amacıyla, Dikmen-Sinopun beş köyünden toplanan niceliksel ve niteliksel veriler analiz edilmiştir. 2013 yılında 218 kadına anket uygulanmıştır. Katılımcılar, kadınlar arasında farklı yaş grubu, medeni durum ve çalışma statündeki farklılıkları da gözeterek amaçlı örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiştir. 2014 yılında ise araştırmaya katılanların bulgularına dayanarak seçilen 27 kadınla derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Veriler feminist bakış açısıyla tematik ve karşılaştırmalı açıdan analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma kırsal kesimdeki kadınların dijital sermayesinin bir tipolojisini önermektedir. Kadınların dijital sermayesi ve BİTin patriyarka iması, medeni durum ve istihdam durumuna göre farklılıklar içermektedir. Çalışmayan kadınlar cep telefonuna erişim ve kullanım konusunda erkek kardeşlerine veya oğullarına bağımlıyken ve bunun faydalarından sınırlı yararlanmaktadır. Çalışan kadınlar ise kullandıkları dijital cihazları kendileri satın alabilmekte ve özellikle genç kadınlar sosyal medyayı aktif olarak kullanarak monoton köy yaşamının ötesinde yeni sosyal ağlar ve alanlar keşfetmektedir.

Makale detayları

Typology of Rural Women's Digital Capital: A Proposal on the Dikmen-Sinop Case

Yazarlar:

Ayşe Gündüz Hoşgör | Miki Suzuki Him

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları | Kırsal Sosyoloji

Dergi:

Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.43-58

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351940

pISSN:

2146-4812

: Digital inequality

Digital capital

Rural women

Social mediaDijital eşitsizlik

Dijital sermaye

Kırsal kadın

Sosyal medya

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ayşe Gündüz Hoşgör | Miki Suzuki Him

Yayıncı: Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar: Kadın Araştırmaları | Kırsal Sosyoloji

Dergi: Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.43-58

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001351940

pISSN: 2146-4812

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ayşe Gündüz Hoşgör | Miki Suzuki Him

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları | Kırsal Sosyoloji

Dergi:

Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.43-58

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351940

pISSN:

2146-4812