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EROTICS: Sex, rights and the internet - an exploratory research study

Jac sm Kee et al
Jac sm Kee et al on 9 August, 2011 - 13:47
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*Editor:* Jac sm Kee Authors: Manjima Bhattacharjya, Sonia Corrêa, Melissa Ditmore, Kevicha Echols, Maya Indira Ganesh, Marina Maria, Nicolene McLean, Nadine Moawad, Relebohile Moletsane, Jeanne Prinsloo, Tamara Qiblawi, Jandira Queiroz, Horacio Sívori, Bruno Zilli

How is the interneti a key public sphere for the struggle for sexual citizenship and the exercise of sexual rightsi? What is its value to a diversity of users, especially those most marginalised or discriminated against because of their sexual, gender ior other forms of social identity? Why do arguments for the regulationi of the internet anchor on the moral imperative to regulate sexuality? Who are the key actors influencing processes of decision making, and what are the ways in which the potentially liberatory impact of the internet is being constricted and narrowed? The 3 year EROTICSi research project delves into the complex world of sexuality and internet regulation, and uncovers interesting insights to these questions from Brazil, India, Lebanon, South Africa and the US. The full research findings and a synthesis chapter is presented in this report.

 
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Reaction to the Gender Findings from Africa’s Access to Knowledge Research

Kathleen Diga
Kathleen Diga on 22 February, 2010
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GenderIT.orgi writer and a Research Officer at Canada`s International Development Research Centre, Kathleen Diga tracks the journey of the African Copyright & Access to Knowledge (ACA2K)research network to better understand the nature of African national copyright environments and their impact on equal opportunities for all citizens to access information, particularly in the realm of education. The author argues that the ultimate development goal of copyright law is to afford equal access to educational learning materials regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, disability or age. The law must be flexible in order to recognize existing or potential discrimination against vulnerable groups. For example income constraints are likely to discriminate against women more than men in efforts to access educational materials. It is a follow up to a previous GenderIT.orgi article, University women struggle for knowledge access in Africa.[1]

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TIC : Femmes, logiciels libres, copyrights, …les oubliés du législateur et du décideur mauritaniens

Fatma Mint Elkory Oumrane
Fatma Mint Elkory Oumrane on 20 April, 2009
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Les logiciels libres sont une vraie solution aux problèmes de fracture numérique qu’engendre le sous -développement. En effet, il est désormais indéniable qu’ils ont, avec l’implication des femmes et leur prise en compte comme actrices incontournables, une part importante à jouer dans la création d’un environnement favorable à un développement équitable et durable.
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ICTs: Women, free software, copyrights,… forgotten by Mauritanian legislators and decision-makers

Fatma Mint Elkory Oumrane
Fatma Mint Elkory Oumrane on 12 April, 2009
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Fatma Mint Elkory Oumrane takes a look at the progress Mauritania is making in encouraging open accessi to materials, its copyrighti regime and how these impact on women. She examines the role of women as ICTi graduates and looks at how the governmenti is helping overcome the various digital divides - and the large amount of work that remains to be done.
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Copyright? Copyleft? Why does it matter? An interview with Heather Ford

Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
Mavic Cabrera-Balleza on 12 April, 2009
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GenderIt writer Mavic Cabrera-Balleza interviewed Heather Ford, Founder of the African Commonsi Project, a South African NGO with the goal of mobilizing communities through active participation in collaborative technology. Ford has worked in the fields of interneti policyi, law and management in South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. She sheds light on some of these issues.
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Challenges of communal copyright: Traditional and indigenous knowledge

Sonia Randhawa
Sonia Randhawa on 9 April, 2009
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Copyrighti and patents legislation has spread rapidly over the past century. This has a particular impact on indigenous women and the holders of traditional knowledge, as copyright ignores the possibility that knowledge can be held communally and has definitions of knowledge that exclude information held in a spiritual context. In this article, GenderIT writer Sonia Randhawa examines how women's lives in traditional and indigenous societies have been affected by the spread of copyright.
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University women struggle for knowledge access in Africa

Kathleen Diga
Kathleen Diga on 9 April, 2009
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The future female leaders of Africa are up against major barriers to knowledge access, which could mean lost opportunities in university learning and teaching the statei-of-the-art research most necessary for academic success. Online academic journals, and university textbooks are a few of the important resources that are part of this access to knowledgei, which is pertinent particularly at the university level. Not only do students need to pass their courses, they are also encouraged to develop innovative and novel ideas informed and possibly inspired by past research work. Kathleen Diga questions whether such access of learning materials to all students and teachers at universities in Africa are fair to both women and men.
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Do copyrights and patents limit access to HIV/AIDS knowledge and treatment in Africa?

Sylvie Niombo
Sylvie Niombo on 1 April, 2009
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The UNAIDS 2008 report confirms that Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region most seriously affected by AIDS in the world. As part of the response to this pandemic, access to informationi and knowledge on HIV/AIDS is vital, as disease prevention depends heavily on information. In a world where there is a price to pay for access to knowledgei, to what extent do patents and copyrights limit access to information and HIV/AIDS treatment for African populations, particularly the women and youths who are the most affected? This article explores the connection between access to information, intellectual propertyi rights and HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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Cybercrime laws are not enough, there is also a need for education

APC Policy Monitor in Latin America & the Caribbean
APC Policy Monitor in Latin America & the Caribbean on 19 August, 2008
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The different forms of online violence against womeni should be covered by criminal legislation to provide adequate protection and redress. However, laws are not enough. There is also a need for education, prevention, the development of defence mechanisms and a legal system that is capable of addressing these issues without subjecting the victims to further victimisation. Carlos Gregorio, a researcher at the Research Institute for Justice (Instituto de Investigación para la Justicia) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, shares his views on a number of issues related to cybercrimei.
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Integration of ICTs in the Health System: Basic Services and Risks to Privacy

Natalia Fernandez-Diaz
Natalia Fernandez-Diaz on 1 November, 2007
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How can a health care system respond to the gender-specificities in terms of providing accurate and timely information & services? And in what way can ICTs augment or challenge this effort? Natalia Fernandez presents a summary overview of various approaches by governments in different regions in adopting ICTs in health care, and highlights the potential risks to privacyi that they can potentially create.
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