DJ’s choice is a weekly section by GenderIT.org, exploring the depths of the web to provide you once a week with a top 5 of creative, interesting and informative pieces and resources on gender and ICTs. Delight yourself with this selection of “sparks”: Good readings, interesting links, videos, pictures, cool authors to point to, amazing tools, and much more. Send us interesting material to genderit at apcwomen.org or tweet us your links using #genderit.
LGBTQ study finds it really does get better
A recent study has found that most LGBTQ youth face less bullying as they get older. Do you agree with this? More >
Source: Vox, German Lopez
This photo was banned by Instagram —Thanks to society’s sexist double standards
It is said that most Instagram users are women, yet female bodies are the first to get censored, why? More >
Source: Identities.Mic, Elizabeth Plank
Selfie videos can track your mental health
“Researchers have developed innovative program for computers or smartphones having cameras, that will gauge user’s mental health by monitoring their social life.” More >
Source: HindustanTimes, ANI, Washington
The new documentary that shows how our obsession with masculinity Is destroying young men
The Mask You Live In – a documentary speaking to young men about life and masculinity. More >
Source: BuzzFeed, Louis Peitzman
Selfies arrive In gaming. Photo feature a win-win for players, Game Makers
“Some players may gleefully twitch and others may moan, but it’s obvious the selfie phenomenon is arriving in the video game realm and won’t be leaving anytime soon.” More >
Source: Tech Times, Quinten Plummer
This is it from GenderIT.org DJ for this week! Enjoy it, share it, dig into it. Feedback is always welcome. Send us interesting material to genderit at apcwomen.org or tweet us your links using #genderit
GenderIT.org, Women’s Rights Programme, Association for Progressive Communications (APC), February 2nd 2015
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