ICTs and Women’s Political Participation

The rise of the information society, predominantly sculpted by modern technologies, has blurred the lines between our online and offline lives.

“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 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’.

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Doreen Nyanjura is a modern politician.

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 equali

As revealed by International IDEA's recent research, in many countries worldw