When new technologies are developed and released to the public, traditional infrastructures and services have to adjust themselves in order to keep up with the times.  The legal side of women’s rights is one movement that has had to reinvent itself in the face of recent cultural change.  One of the biggest changes to society in the last few decades has been the development and rise of the Internet, and the online cultures and spaces that it has given birth to.  The women’s rights movement have been involved both with using this powerful communication tool, and educating women about the safety issues that are involved with going online.

Women’s rights refers to a number of cultural entitlements that have been suppressed in a way that is specific to women, as well as to the movement that has established itself around the recognition and protection of these liberties.  These entitlements are seen by most people as different from the broader notion of human rights, as they are based on a sexual inequality that is often institutionalized or suppressed by the legal and cultural infrastructures within society.  One very interesting modern cultural exchange can be seen in how the rights of women intersect with Internet law (Internetrecht) and other legal issues.

Internet law can refer to either the branch of legal issues that surround the communicative and information technologies of the Internet, or the number of traditional or dedicated online law firms that are starting to develop an online presence.  Internet law, or cyberlaw, has needed to transcribe broader notions of sexual equality in society into the spaces and communities that are based online.  Just as trademark law (Markenrecht) has had to adjust itself for the Internet age, so to have the legal issues surrounding sexual discrimination, sexual abuse, and freedom of expression.

Along with the issues around information technology, Internet law firms often offer advice to people in a way that is more comfortable for some women who are dealing with sexual discrimination.  It is possible to seek advice from a number of online law practitioners in a way that is anonymous or semi-anonymous for women clients.  While the Internet may be one of the biggest challenges for what are normally inflexible legal infrastructures, the rise of online practices and advice also mean that it is providing women with a great educational and legal service.