In the Arab world, men remain twice as likely as women to be users of social media. The barriers to women’s utilization of social media can be divided into two categories: Environmental and Personal. Environmental factors constitute the largest barriers to Arab women’s use of social media, specifically “societal and cultural constraints,” in addition to “access to ICT” and “lack of relevant content for women.” These factors have more to do with the environment in which female social media users operate. On the other hand, the personal factors, which have more to do with the skills or abilities of female.
