Weaknesses on Steiner's piece

Because of the time it was written, 1992, Steiner's article fails to give an account of the empowering possibilities that the Internet has to offer to independent feminist media. Yet, she mentions mailing lists and bulleting boards as important tools in "uniting and mobilizing women" (139). She also call attention to the fact that "feminist computer networks and bulletin boards could help create, nourish, and maintain both general and more specialized feminist communities" (Steiner 139). The problem is that when Steiner wrote "The History and Structure of Women's Alternative Media," it was impossible to grasp the full impact and effects that the Internet would have on alternative feminist media. Ezines were not as common as they are nowadays and there were not many women, or people in general, who had access to the Internet.
Steiner also speaks of the difficulties of accessing feminist online databases. This problem of access has been mostly overcome, at least in developed countries. In Canada for example, everyone can walk into a public library and access the Internet.