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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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Philippine law enforcers face new challenges in responding to violence against women

Lenlen Mesina
Lenlen Mesina on 4 August, 2011 - 16:27
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Lenlen Mesina is an passionate advocate for the advancement of women and women’s rights. Between 2009-2011, she worked as the Coordinator of the Take Back the Tech! To End VAW in the Philippines.

"New spaces made available to women in the digital world are also becoming spaces for violence against womeni to occur", notes Lenlen in her feminist talk. In her article, she outlines some of these new emergent forms of violence against women in the Philippines, in the hope of raising awareness and engendering appropriate responses from all stakeholders.

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SOS SMS

Website: http://www.pinoy-abroad.net/
The SOS Short Messaging System has been set up by the Philippines Center for Migrant Advocacyi (CMA) to help overseas foreign workers (OFWs) in distress (SOS SMS). It is 24 hours, 7 days a week (24/7) text-based ICTi service conceptualized and developed by OFWs and implemented in cooperation with the various CMA partner NGOs worldwide. All the OFW needs is access to a mobile phone, and they can have a service with near-instantaneous, inexpensive, 24/7 reporting of OFW cases from practically anywhere.
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Foundation for Media Alternatives

Website: http://www.fma.ph/
The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) is a non-governmenti organization based in the Philippines, formed in 1986. FMA seeks to enhance the popularisation and social marketing of development-oriented issues and campaigns through media-related interventions, social communication projects, and cultural work.
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WomensHub

Website: http://www.womenshub.net/
WomensHub is a Philippines-based organisation of women who undertakes initiatives to promote greater access to ICTi by communities struggling to assert their autonomy and empowermenti.
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ISIS International Manila

Website: http://www.isiswomen.org/
ISIS International Manila is a feminist NGO dedicated to women’s information and communication needs. ISIS International Manila focus on those advancing women’s rights, leadership and empowermenti in Asia and the Pacific.
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Mainstreaming Gender Issues in ICT Policy Development - Draft

Nina Somera
Nina Somera on 19 December, 2006
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This is a draft copy of a research conducted by FMA to look into gender mainstreamingi efforts in ICT policyi development. in the Philippines. In particular, Section 4 of the research is culled to demonstrate and examine ICTi policy in the current Philippines context, with attention to the inclusion of gender within its processes.
 
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Radio Programmes: Women Talk Peace: Radio Productions on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (Philippines)

International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC)
International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) on 16 December, 2006
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radio, radio broadcast, peace, security, UNSCR 1325
This is the first section in a 3-part series of prototype radio programs about UNSCR 1325. It contains four radio productions on women, peace and security issues in the Philippines which also draw parallels to the impact of violent conflict in other parts of     Asia-Pacific.
 
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Communication Rights Are Women's Rights

Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA)
Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) on 10 March, 2006
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The Foundation for Media Alternative's statement in conjunction with International Women's Day, 2006, calls for four specific measures needed to recognize communication rights as women's rightsi.
 
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Gender and ICT in the Philippines: A Proposed Policy Framework

Jointly-prepared by the Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc., and WomensHub (APC WNSP member, Philippines)
Jointly-prepared by the Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc., and WomensHub (APC WNSP member, Philippines) on 26 February, 2005
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This paper seeks to recommend a policyi framework that will address the goal of mobilising ICTi to advance gender equalityi and women's empowermenti.
 
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