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Digital Technologies in the Abortion Rights Movement

17th August 2022 | 173 views

In light of the illegal status of safe abortion, abortion seekers turn to the internet to access credible related information. Shruti Arora discusses how women in India and Poland challenge the abortion ban, and how online resources help them seek authentic information for safe abortion.

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GenderIT is looking for writers, artists, creators and filmmakers from Latin America to pitch stories around the theme: Gender, Technology and Politics, for its Latin America regional edition 2022. Deadline to submit pitches is August 30, 2022.
 

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GenderIT is looking for writers, artists, creators and filmmakers from the Horn of Africa to pitch stories around the theme: On Holding "Half the Sky": Stories of Resilience, for its Horn of Africa regional edition 2022. Deadline to submit pitches is August 29, 2022.
 

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GenderIT is looking for writers, artists, creators and filmmakers from Southeast Asia to pitch stories around the theme: Access to the internet, for its Asia regional edition 2022. Deadline to submit pitches is August 26, 2022.
 
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Hija Kamran is GenderIT Coordinator and Editor. She is a digital rights advocate from Pakistan,...

Feminist talk

Internet censorship in the name of morality in Pakistan is rampant, and the trend continues to grow as new laws and regulations are introduced. But just a cursory look at this trend reveals that the censorship is not just vague, but also sexist, targeting women's expression and experiences online.

 
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Hija Kamran is GenderIT Coordinator and Editor. She is a digital rights advocate from Pakistan,...

Feminist talk

Young Black women are moving away from the "Stong Black Woman" narrative, and using online platforms to redefine digital feminism for them. Fungai Machirori explores how one young Black woman is attempting to hack the system. But is it working?

 
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Fungai Machirori

Fungai Machirori is a feminist researcher and writer whose areas of interest include digital and...

Editorial

The internet is a space for dissent and democracy but there is no doubt that it has also given space and amplified religion-based hate speech against communities and people. In this editorial Dhyta explores what is hate and what is hate speech, the failure and profit for the state and technology corporations to not...

 
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Dhyta Caturani is a long-time human rights and women's rights activist in Indonesia. She...