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This study explores how social media usage by women on the basis of the Theory of Spiral of Silence. And it also explores how women are using social media vehicles such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, Instagram etc. for communication about social issues and the women centric issues that are pertinent to them. There are some factors that affects opinion expression of women. In the present study the researcher checks on factors such as fear against male opinion, Fear of what others think, Fear against criticism, Lack of Knowledge, Social status, fear of service provider that contribute to the spiral of silence.

opinion, expression, fear, women, women centric issues

"The factors that affect the expression of opinion of Women on Social Networking Sites", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.659-668, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J99.pdf

"The factors that affect the expression of opinion of Women on Social Networking Sites", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp659-668, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J99.pdf