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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.

 

Internet Governance Issues on Sexuality and Women's Rights

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Si Jeunesse Savait (SJS, “If Young Women Knew” in french) is a feminist group formed in 2001 and based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It has representation in three provinces of eastern Congo. SJS builds the leadership skills of young women in sexual and reproductive rights, information and communication technologies and entrepreneurship. SJS has 115 members and more than 2000 supporters around Congo.

Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights

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Sexuality Policy Watch

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Sex Work Awareness

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HINARI Access to Research Initiative

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Health & Development Networks (HDN)

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Women's Communication Network dedicated to give visibility to initiatives, proposals and actions of people and organizations - especially women organizations - that develope their activities taking into account the gender perspective.

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