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Lesbians, bisexual and questioning women (LBQ) are often considered a hidden or "hard-to-reach" population for conducting survey research as well as interventions. Populations collected have typically been from major metropolitan areas and/or from gatherings of certain types of women (bars, festivals, etc.). The internet affords us new opportunity to collect data from a much more diverse group of women. LBQ's with internet access, who historically were geographically or otherwise unreachable, are now much more easily accessible. In addition, the internet provides a sense of security to closeted women and those exploring their sexuality. This presentation will focus on how this population can be found and accessed online through the use of email, newsgroups, advertising and other means. Net etiquette, marketing techniques and how several of these techniques have been used together to create a growing web community of women will be discussed. |
Learning Objectives: Participants should 1) develop an understanding of the pros and cons of online data collection, 2) be able to take advantage of existing resources to locate survey and/or intervention participants and 3) have an understanding of the internet community mentality and how to avoid several common pitfalls of those unaccustomed to communicating with other web users
Keywords: World Wide Web, Community Research
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: N/A
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.