The digital identity of Algerian women between liberation and concentration on gender An ethnographic study of Facebook users in Algeria

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the symbols of digital gender identity through the performance of women to their virtual identity through Facebook, using a mixed approach. The electronic questionnaire and the focus group were combined to find the Algerian women's attitudes towards the digital gender symbols that are circulating virtually. Facebook users answered a questionnaire that was distributed electronically, in addition to a focus group interview on Facebook that included 11 posts. The study focused on the existence of gender through social networks or what is called digital gender, which is related to gender roles, obligations and cultural contractions, and correcting misconceptions about religion And presenting a picture of the woman’s identity, which is rooted in the social practice of patriarchal authority. The study found that most of the female employees in the study sample agreed to a high degree of the proposed gender symbols through the building of women’s digital identity.