The prediction, in brief:

With just a little knowledge and persistence in cyberspace, we can have the world at our fingertips – or even in the palms of our hands.

Predictor: Sherman, Aliza

Prediction, in context:

In a 1995 article in Ms. magazine, Aliza Sherman writes:”Overall, I have found that going online is very easy to do, and this assessment comes from a woman with no technical background. Women need to throw out the excuses and embrace technology, especially something as useful and far-reaching as the Internet, otherwise we are the ones holding ourselves back from truly attaining power in this arena. Communicate. Publish. Organize. Make change. Create new spaces for women to gather. With just a little knowledge and persistence in cyberspace, we can have the world at our fingertips – or even in the palms of our hands.”

Biography:

Aliza Sherman established herself as an author, speaker and e-business expert in the 1990s. In the early days of the Web, Sherman founded Cybergrrl, Inc. the first woman-owned, full-service Internet company. She also founded Webgrrls International, a networking group for woman interested in the Internet. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)

Date of prediction: January 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure

Subtopic: Wireless Technologies

Name of publication: Ms.

Title, headline, chapter name: Claiming Cyberspace

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Vol. 6, Issue 1, Page 26ISSN: 00478318

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Strickland, Amanda M.