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Voices from digital spaces: Technology related violence against women

Katerina Fialova and Flavia Fascendini
Katerina Fialova and Flavia Fascendini on 27 March, 2012 - 15:52
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Based in Czech Republic, Katerina is GenderIT.org´s coordinator. Flavia lives in Argentina and is Spanish and Portuguese GenderIT.org editor.

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 womeni and illustrates that technology related violence impacts women as seriously as other forms of violence.

 
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Mapping and privacy: Interview with Privacy International's Gus Hosein

Sonia Randhawa
Sonia Randhawa on 14 December, 2011 - 05:36
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Sonia Randhawa is the member of GenderIT.org's pool of writers. She produces a community radio programme, Accent of Women, available at www.3cr.org.au, and a member of ISIS-International Manila. Sonia is based in Australia/Malaysia.
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Sonia Randhawa spoke with senior fellow at Privacyi International Gus Hosein about how mobile devices and their ability to map our movements are intruding on personal privacy and individual autonomy.

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Is Pakistan putting the UN Millennium Goals at risk?

Nighat Dad
Nighat Dad on 7 October, 2010 - 09:01
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Nighat Dad is the Pakistan's partner for the APC's MDG3: Take Back the Tech! project, and heavily engaged in public policy and research work related to ICTs in Pakistan. She is based in Lahore and works with Bytes for All Pakistan, the APC member.

"The discussions I witnessed at IGF 2010 really brought home to me the scale of the challenges we still face, if we are to make meaningful progress towards the goals of the IGF in general, and MDG3i in particular." Nighat Dad from the Pakistan MDG3: Take Back the Tech!i project assesses the outcomes of IGF and the Millenium Development Goals in the context of national debates and women’s rights.

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Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITES (P@SHA)

Website: http://www.pasha.org.pk

Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITES (P@SHA) was initiated 15 years ago by a number of software houses in an attempt to create a functional trade association for the IT industry in Pakistan. P@SHA is a platform for promoting, protecting and developing the software industry in Pakistan, and has made consistent efforts to ensure that the right policyi frame works are employed for continued growth and development. P@SHA is a national country partner in the “MDG3i: Take Back The Tech!ii to end violence against womeni” project.

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Bytes for All (B4All)

Website: http://www.bytesforall.net

Bytes for All (B4All) is a networked space for citizens in South Asia. It experiments, highlights and organizes debate on the relevance of ICTi to development activities. They believe ICTs don't replace the need for good governancei or people's rights to equal opportunities, rather ICT can complement this process. B4All is a national country partner in the “MDG3i: Take Back The Tech!ii to end violence against womeni” project.

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