[Wamvan] Fwd: [GENDER CENTRED] Exploring remedies for technology-based violence against women

[Frieda Werden]

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From: www.genderit.org <genderit at apcwomen.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 1:02 AM
Subject: [GENDER CENTRED] Exploring remedies for technology-based violence
against women
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*GENDER CENTRED: A GenderIT.org thematic bulletin*
APC WRP - GenderIT.org, 16 January 2015
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I. THOUGHTS AROUND... How doing the research became a game-changer for me
II. ARTICLES
III. FEMINIST TALKS
IV. FEATURED RESOURCES

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In this GenderIT.org edition, our collaborators take a moment to reflect and
celebrate. They celebrate the great Take Back the Tech! campaign developed
in
late 2014 that for 16 days brought together women from around the world to
reclaim their right to expression online. They also reflect on the first
load
of findings from the “End violence: Women’s rights and safety online”
project research which sheds light on access to justice for survivors of
technology-related violence against women. For survivors, the right to
expression is a first step towards justice, redress and healing. Corporate
policies, legislative frameworks and strategies developed and shared by
survivors of violence have a crucial role to play when it comes to
preventing
incidents of violence and providing access to justice for women. The
materials featured in this edition reinforce how we can collectively
advocate
for a change in online culture through campaigning, education and research.

We wish each of you a peaceful year ahead, and look forward to our
collective
endeavours in 2015.

Flavia, Katerina and Sonia from the GenderIT.org team

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I. THOUGHTS AROUND... *How doing the research became a game-changer for me*
by Gul Bukhari, Manager of the Gender Programme in Bytes for All, Pakistan.

It is an honour for me to introduce this edition of GenderIT.org. This
particular issue brings together articles on some of the most important
aspects of technology-driven violence against women, hitherto not well
understood by the general public, governments or institutions. Much of the
material in this issue draws on extensive research conducted by the
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and its seven partners.
In my capacity as one of the partners and researchers on the ground in
Pakistan, I am witness to the groundbreaking nature of this research and its
powerful impact in my country. The most significant impact lay in the
real-life stories, the real-life tragedies, and the on-ground realities...
Read the full editorial at http://www.genderit.org/node/4226/

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II. ARTICLES

*Virtual is real*
In this article written for GenderIT.org, Lamia Kosovic explores some trends
in legislation addressing tech-related VAW and stresses that “legislation
itself will not solve the problem of VAW in digital spaces,” affirming that
laws have to be accompanied by educational campaigns on the gendered nature
of harm in digital spaces. “And it is urgent to expand our understanding of
what survivors are experiencing, so we can be more productive in informing
the systemic change needed to address this issue,” she adds.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4215/

*Violence against women online: What next steps intermediaries should take*
In the response to abuse and threats that women face, are the technology big
names like Facebook, Twitter and others taking tangible steps? In this
article, GenderIT.org collaborator Rafia Shaikh explores the most
outstanding
points from a new research report developed by Rima Athar for the APC’s
“End violence: Women’s rights and safety online” project on Improving
Corporate Policies, which talks about specific problems and guidelines on
how
internet intermediaries can improve their response to VAW online.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4216/

*Mapping as a strategy to disclose online violence against women*
When the APC Women's Rights Programme decided to use the Ushahidi map to
collect information about the online violence that many women around the
world were enduring, the aim was to gather evidence and show how ICTs can be
used to perpetrate violence against women. In two years, from July 2012 to
July 2014, almost 500 cases denouncing the use of ICTs and online spaces to
perpetrate violence against women have been uploaded onto the map. Though
cases come from very different countries, they share many things in common.
In this article Dafne Sabanes Plou compiles the main findings achieved
through this platform, such as the average age of the victims/survivors, the
type of harm inflicted, the platform used to perpetrate the harm, which are
the different kind of perpetrators, and the action taken after the incident.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4214/

*Protecting the right to freedom of expression: Strategies of survivors*
Tech-related violence against women hinders freedom of expression (FOE) as
it
creates an environment of fear, intimidation, violence, social isolation and
impunity. This article written for GenderIT.org by Bianca Baldo explores the
effects of tech-related VAW on women's rights to FOE, providing insight on
human rights law, the different forms of tech-related VAW, the reasons
behind
it, the weaknesses in the responses, and the strategies used by online
tech-related VAW survivors.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4217/

*Apps by and for women*
Programming and creating our own applications or apps is about understanding
programming codes, taking control and adapting invisible mechanisms. We need
to appropriate technical language and create instruments suited to our
needs.
In this article, Florencia Goldsman shares the cases of two apps that show
how technology can be made by and for women.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4232/

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III. FEMINIST TALKS

*Building women’s access to justice*
by Tarryn Booysen
This article is based on the issue paper written by Namita Maholtra as part
of the APC "End violence: Women´s rights and safety online” project
entitled "Good questions on technology-related violence", and on a strong
alliance with partners in seven countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Looking at tech-related violence against women, law and corporate policy,
this article by Tarryn Booysen summarises the major points in the paper,
responding to frequent questions on tech-related VAW and answering them with
the research findings.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4234/

*Difficulties in documenting: Why it can be hard for women to speak out*
by Sara Baker
I've been trying to interview women and girls for the documentation action
that Take Back the Tech! announced. I've found it's more difficult than I
anticipated, so I wanted to explore the reasons why because I think they are
directly related to the theme of freedom of expression.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4208/

*10 tips for challenging internet-based gender-discrimination*
by Brindusa Luciana Grosu
If you know how to use the technology, you can avoid becoming a victim.
Before speaking out, it is important to take your time to understand the way
the internet works.
http://www.apc.org/en/node/20091/

*Highlights on tech-related violence against women in Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
Mexico and the Philippines*
APC's "End violence: Women's rights and safety online" project has achieved
several milestones in the last few years, through the engagement of seven
country partners who have explored the dynamics of tech-related violence
against women (VAW) in their local contexts, and worked with different
stakeholders in the process. 2014 opened up new possibilities and challenges
for partners, and APCNews interviewed Valentina Pellizzer from OneWorldSee
in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Erika Smith from Mexico, and Lisa García from the
Foundation for Media Alternatives in the Philippines, to get a sense of
where
they are at in their work against tech-related VAW.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4231/

*Social media: Why can't I just leave? Why is it hard to stay?*
by Flavia Fascendini
I am a social media user, for several years now. I think Facebook, in
particular, and the way it sets what is possible and what is not possible
for
its users, is slowly imitating the circle of life but in such a way that it
narrows down our options, rather than opening them up. We start feeling more
and more trapped after investing so much of our data, history, affections
and
expectations in our pages. I want a life online, but I want it my way –
which means something diverse, not binary, something changing, sometimes
questioning or indecisive.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4201/

*How technology informs my activism: A conversation with gender and
technology activists in Barcelona*
http://www.genderit.org/node/4187/

*Trials of a confused feminist (in an internet governance school)*
by Maggie Hazvinei Mapondera
http://www.genderit.org/node/4205/

*AfriSIG 2014: The Journey*
by Tarryn Booysen
http://www.genderit.org/node/4212/

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IV. FEATURED RESOURCES

*Good questions on technology-related violence*
Between April 2013 and June 2014, the Association for Progressive
Communications (APC) carried out its multi-country research exploring the
adequacy and effectiveness of domestic legal remedies and corporate
policies/redress mechanisms to address the issue of technology-related
violence against women (VAW). This paper written by Namita Malhotra draws on
the final research reports from that project, and highlights some of the
main
findings.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4222/

*Cases on women’s experiences of technology-related VAW and their attempts
to access justice*
These case summaries are based on in-depth case studies mapping women’s
experiences of technology-related VAW and their attempts to access justice
either through domestic legal remedy or corporate grievance mechanisms. The
original case studies from all countries were documented by country
researchers from the project partners between November 2013 and April 2014
and the summaries were prepared by Richa Kaul Padte.
http://www.genderit.org/node/4221/

Read the cases by country:

Bosnia and Herzegovina
http://www.genderit.org/node/4235/

Colombia
http://www.genderit.org/node/4236/

Kenya
http://www.genderit.org/node/4237/

Mexico
http://www.genderit.org/node/4238/

Pakistan
http://www.genderit.org/node/4239/

Philippines
http://www.genderit.org/node/4240/

And more!

*Internet intermediaries and violence against women online: Policies and
framework of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube*
http://www.genderit.org/node/4076/

*Technology-related violence against women – Recent legislative trends*
http://www.genderit.org/node/4112/

To read more resources visit http://www.genderit.org/archive/resources

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