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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Online abuse could drive women out of political life – the time to act is now
The Conversation
It is becoming increasingly evident that life in modern politics is presenting women with a stark choice – endure almost constant online threats and abuse or get out of public life. Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, and Sanna...
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
African women parliamentarians learn from UNESCO’s “The Chilling” project to combat online attacks
UNESCO
On 18 September 2023, in Tanzania, around 30 women parliamentarians from Africa convened for a high-level dialogue. The aim was to draw parallels online violence against women journalists and the experiences of women in politics while developing...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Disinformation and online political violence against women in Brazil
The Wilson Center
The rise of the information society, predominantly sculpted by modern technologies, has blurred the lines between our online and offline lives. This intertwined existence, aptly termed "online" by the Italian philosopher Luciano Floridi situates us...
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Friday, September 15, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Online harassment risks pushing Kenyan women out of politics
UN Women
“I faced so much violence on Facebook”, she said. “I am separated from my husband, so people could say unimaginable things using [pseudonymous] accounts, to me and my family. It was just chaotic.” A 2022 analysis on violence against women in...
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Thursday, September 14, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Urgent action needed to tackle cyberbullying of women in politics
Galway Advertiser
A University of Galway academic, Associate Professor Tom Felle, has called for laws, hefty fines and criminal action to be taken against social media companies who ‘fail to tackle cyber violence against women’. As part of his work to counter the...
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Technology companies must make platforms safer for women in politics
Tech Policy Press
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) recently completed an extensive study mapping interventions that technology platforms should take to better protect women online based on recommendations from civil society organizations from around the...
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Source: Science Norway
Thursday, June 08, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Digital inclusion in peace processes – no silver bullet, but a major opportunity
Science Norway
Digital inclusion is paving the way for women and other marginalised groups to participate in peace processes. Through digital platforms, those who are unable to participate in physical meetings, such as women with children, youth or disabled, can...
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Source: Euroactiv
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women in strategic comms: navigating crises with resilience
Euroactiv
Women in strategic communications play a pivotal role in navigating the complex terrain of business, political, and economic crises. Negotiating the pathways to success requires remarkable resilience combined with keen strategic insights and...
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Source: CNN
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Uganda: 'People find us easy targets': Women politicians face a torrent of online abuse but say they won't stop their work
CNN
Doreen Nyanjura is a modern politician. She announced on Twitter that she would be standing in Uganda's 2026 presidential election; has a name for her supporters -- the Nyanjuraholics -- and has characterized her platform with a catchy hashtag: #...
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Friday, March 31, 2023
Report / White Paper
Summit for Democracy Cohort on Gender Equality as a Prerequisite
International IDEA
During the Summit for Democracy Year of Action, the S4D cohort on Gender Equality as a Prerequisite for Democracy identified recommendations for strengthening democracy by promoting gender equality, Statement and Roadmap of recommendations. The co-...
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Image credit: Canva Archive/International IDEA
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Breaking barriers as a woman in electoral management: “the price I paid for my leadership”
International IDEA
As revealed by International IDEA's recent research, in many countries worldwide, women who serve as electoral officials face numerous challenges in the online space that threaten their mental well-being and physical and online safety. From...
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Leena Rikkila Tamang, Regional Director together with Adhy Aman, Senior Programme Manager for Asia and the Pacific, shares the report with Hon. Lenora Qereqeretabua, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji. Image credit: Rajan Murti/International IDEA.
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Case Study
Social media discourse a barrier to women candidates in Fiji?
International IDEA
Fiji has concluded the 2023 elections and the results are in. Although the Melanesian country has achieved the change in power that many had hoped for, the picture is less rosy for women’s representation in parliament.  Could the offensive treatment...
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Friday, March 03, 2023
CSW 67: Pushing back the push-back - Nordic solutions to online gender-based violence
Welcome to this CSW67 event when Nordic gender equality ministers talk about Nordic solutions to make the digital world safer for all, led by Iceland's prime minister. The Nordic countries are ready to push back the opposition to gender equality!...
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UNDP
Wednesday, March 01, 2023
CSW 67: Tech for Inclusion: Harnessing Digital Technologies to Combat Online Violence Against Women in Politics
Against the backdrop of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which has "Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls" as its...
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International IDEA
Wednesday, March 01, 2023
CSW 67: Digital tools for enhancing women’s political participation
The prioritisation of technology in enhancing gender equality is enshrined in Sustainable Development Goal 5. Although digital technologies are regarded as a tool to enhance gender equality and women’s empowerment global data shows there are glaring...
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Female politicians from around the world face torrents of online abuse. Top row, left to right: Manuela d’Ávila, Diane Abbott, Esther Passaris; bottom row: Sanna Marin, Julia Gillard, Nicola Sturgeon and Priyanka Chaturvedi. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell, A
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
‘Gender trolling’ is curbing women’s rights – and making money for digital platforms
The Guardian
Online hate has become a tool of the right and a lucrative business. It’s driving women out of public life, putting democracy and human rights at risk Listening to the resignation speech of Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon this week, it was...
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UN Women
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
CSW67 (2023)
The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 6 to 17 March 2023. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are...
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Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Social media provides a vehicle for the most awful abuse of women, misogyny, sexism and threats of violence for women who put their heads above the parapet.’ Photograph: Reuters
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
‘It could be your next-door neighbour’: how female MPs cope with misogynistic abuse
The Guardian
As Nicola Sturgeon quits, online vitriol continues to leave female politicians fearing for their safety he brutality of political life had taken its toll on her, said Nicola Sturgeon as she announced her resignation on Wednesday. That same day, a 42...
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