The Web for Women and Girls

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in March, 1989. For the web's 31st birthday, he wrote this open letter to the web community. As students of developing and design, you are a part of this community. You use the web every day.

https://webfoundation.org/2020/03/web-birthday-31/

Tim and Rosemary Berners-Lee with young women in Nigeria

Read this article and write a report in Google Docs. Write this as a college essay, not a list of answers to questions. Write it as paragraphs, not bullet points. Share the essay with me at mbrautigam@metroed.net. I will grade your essay based on content, spelling, and grammar. This essay counts toward your academic grade.

In the essay, consider these questions:

• Why do we even care about gender equality? (Especially important for you to consider if you are not a woman or girl)
• What are the three areas that are particularly difficult for women and girls on the internet?
• How does Tim Berners-Lee propose we fix this problem?

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