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How Women and Men Use the Internet
Dec 28, 2005Deborah Fallows
Men continue to pursue many internet activities more intensively than women. At the same time, trend data show that women are catching up in overall use and are framing their online experience with a greater em...
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Research for generations has shown that men and women use media in different ways. Men and women are different in the activities they pursue online, the way they communicate, and the way they think about technology.

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2009

Presentation
The Democratization of Online Social Networks
Oct 8, 2009Amanda Lenhart
A look at the changes in demographics of social network users since 2005.
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Media Mention
Women Outnumber Men on Social-Networking Sites
Marisa Taylor, Wall Street Journal | Digits
Oct 7, 2009
When it comes to social-networking sites, women are more plugged in than men, according to data analysis by Brian Solis, president of Silicon Valley public-relations firm Future Works.

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Aaron Smith, a research specialist at the Pew Internet an...
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The New Online Demographics: What the Numbers Mean for Providers, Advertisers and Safety
Sep 10, 2009Amanda Lenhart
Representatives from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA) will discuss the new communities coming online in record numbers in the United State...
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More in: Communities, Safety, Race and Ethnicity , Seniors, Teens, Women and Men
Media Mention
The Online Male Takes a Licking and Keeps on Clicking
Delphine Schrank, Washington Post
Feb 17, 2009
Why did you leave your sandwich for the computer again?
Is this your brain, the male brain that is, on Google?
Recent research suggests that men and women use the Internet differently. The results strengthen stereotypes about men being more v...
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2008

Commentary
Degrees of Access (May 2008 data)
Jul 9, 2008Susannah Fox
Our latest data on the penetration of internet connections, cell phones, and home broadband are captured in three "thermometers" of access.
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More in: Digital Divide, Email, Broadband, Race and Ethnicity , Women and Men

2007

Commentary
How Gender Influences Health Searches
Aug 21, 2007Susannah Fox
Now proven beyond a reasonable doubt: Women are more likely than men to look for health information online.
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2006

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Internet Penetration and Impact
Apr 26, 2006Mary Madden
Internet penetration has now reached 73% for all American adults. Internet users note big improvements in their ability to shop and the way they pursue hobbies and personal interests online.
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Report
Online Dating
Mar 5, 2006Mary Madden, Amanda Lenhart
There is now relatively broad public contact with the online dating world. Yet, dating sites are just one of many online avenues that facilitate romantic connections.
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Report
Romance in America
Feb 13, 2006Mary Madden, Lee Rainie
Only 16% of single American adults are actively looking for dating partners. These are new findings from the Pew Research Center.
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Commentary
Is Eleanor Rigby Online?
Jan 17, 2006Susannah Fox
A review of data from the U.S., UK, and Australia finds that the internet has the potential to bring isolated seniors into closer contact with the wired world.
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