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empowered and disempowered by them. We needto discuss strategic lobbying and tactical feminism.This needs to encompass procedural issues such assuccessful agenda setting and the definition of politicalissues. But it also needs to encompass strategicgender approaches, including questions of how tomake the male gender visible, curb the privilegesassociated with hegemonic masculinity, and engineermale gender roles towards feminist and socialjustice directions. A central issue will therefore bethe one of how concerns for gender equality couldbe linked more systematically with other concernsfor social justice, so that strong political alliancesbetween feminists and non-feminists can be formed.After all, given the high likelihood of a continuationof far-reaching ICT-induced changes, the ferment andupheaval linked with these developments will persistentlyopen hegemonic positions to challenge andin doing so will also favour ongoing feminist contestations.These opportunities need to be seized at alllevels, because only “constant dripping wears awaythe stone.” ■59 / Global Information Society Watch