female empowerment: blogs & India

Dina Mehta posted a blog entry today called "blogs and activism" where she documents an article in the Times of India, where a male CEO posits:

• Women can’t/shouldn’t do business in India
• There are no examples of women who have successfully run a large business
• Our “tradition” and “system” don’t allow for women to do business. As per this tradition, a woman’s rightful place is at home, looking after the family

Apparently, many Indian bloggers are (rightfully) furious.

As with most of society, the media's voice is primary a male one. I wonder if the open publishing aspect of blogging will be advantageous to women? In theory, women have much stronger social networks and are much more likely to be connected. Does this convert to the digital world? Are they more likely to connect in blogging land and be strengthened by it? What technological hurdles must be overcome for blogging to not only be a safe space, but an empowering space?