Social media can often be a double-edged sword for feminists. While it enables greater ability to connect and engage, often it leads to abuse from random strangers, or "trolls". What is it currently like to be a woman online? Mojo spoke to Dr Claire Tanner, Lecturer in Sociology at Monash University, about whether social media can be an empowering place for women.

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Interviewee: Dr Claire Tanner
Dr Tanner teaches gender studies at Monash and specialises in the sociology of health and illness. Her book Vanity: 21st Century Selves investigated how vanity plays a role in a variety of fields, including feminist approaches to the body and beauty.
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Presenter/reporter: Nicholas Li
Nicholas Li is a third-year journalism student at Monash. A news junkie and avid radio listener, he has a fondness for all things #auspol. Li recommends Rafael Epstein’s  drive program on 774 for keeping up to date with the news and Ronny Chieng’s OK COOL podcast for something more light.
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All sounds produced by Nicholas Li