Voices from digital spaces: Technology related violence against women
10 Apr 2012
Drawing on findings from APC's MDG3i: Take Back the Tech!i project with women's rightsi organisations in twelve countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, this paper explores the links between the interneti, cell phones and violence against womenwww.takebackthetech.net/whatstheissue " class="glossary-indicator">www.takebackthetech.net/whatstheissue " href="http://www.genderit.org/glossary/12/letterv#term986">i and illustrates that technology related violence impacts women as seriously as other forms of violence. Women'sNet, a member of the APC, participated in the research that lead to this paper.
The complex relationship between violence against women (VAW) and information communication technologies (ICTs) is a critical area of engagement for women's rights activists. ICTs can be used as a tool to stop VAW, while on the other hand VAW can be facilitated through the use of ICTS. However few women's rights activists are working actively on this issue. Consequently, a political and legal framing of the issue is not established in most countries.
The purpose of this paper is to assist women’s rights groups working to end VAW to understand some of the implications of the intersection between these violations and ICTs. It also aims to encourage these groups and other key actors to invest in policy- making processes and advocacy work in this area.
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Read also the executive summary of the paper.
