Use of Websites by Women’s Rights NGOs for Informational and Educational Purposes: A Comparative Analysis

Authors : Şeyma Esin Erben, Hazal Koray Alay

Pages : 1-11

Doi:10.26650/iukad.2024.1519694

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Publication Date : 2024-10-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study explores the functions and focuses of the websites of women’s rights NGOs in Türkiye in providing educational and informative content. For this purpose, a comparative website analysis was conducted for The Sexual Violence Prevention Association (Cinsel Şiddetle Mücadele Derneği), The Flying Broom Women’s Communication and Research Association (Uçan Süpürge Kadın İletişim ve Araştırma Derneği), The Purple Roof Women’s Shelter Foundation (Mor Çatı Kadın Sığınağı Vakfı), The Women’s Platform for Equality (Eşitlik için Kadın Platformu) and the We Will Stop Femicides Platform (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu), which effectively use social media to expand their organisational network and publicise their offline initiatives. The researchers included the website content in the analysis for May 2024. The findings reveal that the organisations primarily offer educational and informative content based on data and reporting. Additionally, the findings that women’s rights NGOs in Türkiye should regularly review and update their websites to ensure the appropriateness and accuracy of the information and documents on their websites. Therefore, there is a clear need for women’s rights NGOs to have up-to-date, accessible and easyto-navigate websites. The research contributes to the literature by examining websites with permanent, archivable, and navigable content, unlike social media, where information is rapidly consumed. This study is also significant as it enhances women’s right activists’ and supporters’ understanding of the online initiatives of women’s rights NGOs in Türkiye.
Keywords : Kadın Hakları STK’ları, Eğitim İçeriği, İçerik analizi, Örgüt ve Grup İletişimi

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