Today women build strong networks online to fight social exclusion and the stereotypes of the outer male-dominated world. Consequently, beliefs from the 1990s, according to which computer mediated communication (CMC) is a mere reflection of the social reality (Ebben, 1993; Collins-Jarvis, 1995, Herring, 1992, 1993, 1994; Ferris, 1996), are only true for third world countries untouched by the Internet, where women lack access to basic communication means.