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Mapping the intersection of technology and gender-based violence

Sonia Randhawa
Sonia Randhawa on 14 December, 2011 - 10:00 · Arab States
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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.
GenderIT.org

On 25 November 2011, Take Back The Tech!i campaign launched an interactive map that allows interneti users to share their stories, local news and personal experiences of gender-based violence they faced online or through the use of mobile phone technologies. As of 7 December, the map has recorded 103 stories from across the globe, with the majority of stories coming from Africa, Latin America and Asia. Sonia Randhawa draws on the data collected through the mapping platform and looks at some of the trends this data reveals to us about technology-related violence against womeni.

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From Clock Square to StreetWatch: mapping sexual harassment in Palestina

Dalia Othman
Dalia Othman on 14 December, 2011 - 08:08 · Arab States
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www.thisweekinpalestine.com

Dalia Othman, a researcher and human rightsi activist, reports on a new initiative in Ramallah, Palestina, that uses online mapping and mobile phone technology to allow women to combat sexual harassment in the streets.

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Connectedness or alienation?

Maya Ganesh
Maya Ganesh on 13 September, 2011 - 17:25 · Arab States
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Maya Ganesh is an independent researcher and writer based in Bombay, India. She works on gender, media and culture, sexuality and rights
GenderIT.org

Women's human rightsi activist Edna Aquino remarks on how ICTis have impacted her work, presenting both new opportunities and new risks. In her interview with new GenderIT.orgi writer, Maya Ganesh, Edna argues that activists using ICTs must be mindful of alienating women with the use of excessive jargon, and must always be keenly aware that there are inherent risks in online communications. However, she argues that these problems can be remedied through secure online communications training and capacity building.

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Violence is Not our Culture Campaign

Website: http://www.violenceisnotourculture.org

The Violence is Not our Culture (VNC) Campaign was founded in 2007 and is a global network of organisations and individuals committed to end all forms of discrimination and violence against women (VAW) being justified in the name of culture and/or religion. Such forms of gender-based violence include stoning, whipping/lashing, forced marriage, child marriage, female genital mutilation and “honour” killings. The Campaign is now present in Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

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Lebanon: Free speech is a gateway crime

Grady
Grady on 20 July, 2011 - 21:32
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The recent controversy surrounding the Gay Girl in Damascus (who turned out to be anything but) has this blogiger scratching his head. Why are we all so focused on how MacMaster misled us, and not on the real issue?

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Bekhsoos

Website: http://www.bekhsoos.com

The queeri Arab magazine Bekhsoos allows LBQ women and transgendered persons to share their stories and break the silence surrounding issues of (homo)sexuality in the Arab world.

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Gay Girl in Damascus is actually Straight Man in Scotland

Grady
Grady on 21 June, 2011 - 14:46
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If you saw the headline you have no doubt already heard the news that Gay Girl in Damascus was totally a dude. I know, right?

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Editor picks from conversations on women & technology @ #CSW 55, Day 4&5 - Feb 25/26

Katerina Fialova
Katerina Fialova on 28 February, 2011 - 13:24
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Katerina is specialised in women’s rights and ICT policy. She is chief editor of the GenderIT.org. She lives in Prague, Czech Republic.

Katerina F. picks from the most interesting conversations on Twitter concerning women & rights & technology during the fourth and fifths day of the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), taking place in New York. You can follow our tweets on section J of the Beijing Platform for Action and women's communication rights under the hashtags: #csw #genderit (or #genderitES for Spanish).

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EROTICS: Exploratory research on sexuality and the internet - summary report

Jac sm Kee
Jac sm Kee on 16 February, 2011 - 14:33 · Africa Arab States
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What is the value of the interneti in the exercise of sexual rightsi? From 2008 to 2010, the EROTICSi research sought to answer this question, aiming to bridge the gap between policyi and legislative measures that regulate content and practice on the internet, and the actual lived practices, experiences and concerns of internet users in the exercise of their sexual rights. The summary report provides an overview of the research, and surfaces the key areas of concern, interest and findings of five national studies in Brazil, India, Lebanon, South Africa and the United Stateis. They give a compelling glimpse into the richness of the research universe, and the complexity of the subject.

 
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World Association for Christian Communication Women's Programme

Website: http://www.wacc.org.uk/wacc/our_work/projects/gender
WACC Women's Programme advocates full and equal participation of women in public communication so that it is enriched by women's distinctive needs, insights and experiences.
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