ABSTRACT
Pointing to the role of the internet in overcoming spatial political boundaries, this case study critically examines the possibilities offered by online spaces for adolescent girls in Bangladesh to engage in activism around issues that concern them. Drawing on qualitative findings from research with adolescents about their participation in movements to protest growing rates of gender-based violence, poor road safety, and sexual harassment, the case study finds that whilst boys were able to mobilise both in real life and online, due to restrictions on mobility, girls were only able to participate online – with only girls from higher socioeconomic backgrounds having the access to technology that enabled this.
