Feminist Identity and Online Activism in Four Countries From 2019 to 2023

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dc.contributor.authorBoulianne, Shelley
dc.contributor.authorHeger, Katharina
dc.contributor.authorHoule, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Delphine
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-13T12:32:33Z
dc.date.available2025-01-13T12:32:33Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic heightened burdens on caregivers, but also the visibility of caregiving inequalities. These grievances may activate a feminist identity which in turn leads to greater civic and political participation. During a pandemic, online forms of participation are particularly attractive as they require less effort than offline forms of participation and pose less health risks compared to collective forms of offline activism. Using survey data from four countries (Canada, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom) collected in 2019 (prior to the pandemic), 2021 (during the pandemic), and 2023 (post-pandemic), we examine the relationship between self-identifying as a feminist and signing online petitions ( n = 18,362). Our multivariate analyses show that having a feminist identity is positively related to signing online petitions. We consider the differential effects of this identity on participation for men, women, non-binary people; caregivers versus non-caregivers; and respondents in different countries with varying levels of restrictions due to the pandemic. A feminist identity is more important for mobilizing caregivers than non-caregivers, whether or not the caregiver is a man or a woman. While grievance theory suggests differential effects by country and time period, we find a consistent role of feminist identity in predicting the signing of online petitions across time and across countries. These findings offer insights into how different groups in varying contexts are mobilized to participate.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant (435-2019-04-94).en
dc.identifier.citationBoulianne, S., Heger, K., Houle, N., & Brown, D. (2024). Feminist Identity and Online Activism in Four Countries From 2019 to 2023. Social Science Computer Review, 08944393241301050. https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393241301050
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/08944393241301050
dc.identifier.issn0894-4393
dc.identifier.issn1552-8286
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/797
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectgenderen
dc.subjectpolitical participationen
dc.subjectonline participationen
dc.subjectpandemicen
dc.subjectpetitionsen
dc.subjectcross-nationalen
dc.titleFeminist Identity and Online Activism in Four Countries From 2019 to 2023
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.statuspublishedVersion
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dcterms.bibliographicCitation.urlhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08944393241301050
local.researchgroupWeizenbaum Panel
local.researchtopicWeizenbaum Digital Science Center
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