Feminist talk
Feminist talk is meant to be a hub for conversations between our readers and writers on topics that are related to the sometimes dry world of internet policy. It is a space for storytelling, personal essays, opinions – to challenge and inspire readers on issues and topics that are close to them. Here are the opinions, experiences and thoughts of writers from the diverse community in which we live.
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2 November: The IGF Experiment is a Success - if women take part in setting the agenda
By Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
Organizers and participants in the Internet Governance Forum in Athens declared it a success. Women's groups in the IGF demanded for parity in women's participation in the next IGF in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in November 2007.
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1 November: Privacy and Data Retention Related Concerns at IGF
By Namita
Privacy and data retention are a concern not only for Europe and America, but also in Asia.
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30 October: Silence on the Platform - Question on gender dimension of internet governance, answered with total silence
By Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
GenderIt blogging team member Mavic Cabrera-Balleza raised a question on the gender dimension of internet governance during one of the main plenaries in the ongoing Internet Governance Forum. The answer she got was very telling: total silence!
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1 November: Gender advocates called for set-up of 'Gender in WSIS Implementation Network'
By Anonymous
APC WNSP called a meeting of gender advocates who are present at the IGF here in Athens. There were 8 of us who met today and discussed follow up steps for the post-WSIS journey
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31 October: Good or bad? Harmful or not? Legal or illegal? – the challenge of regulating internet content
By Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
Who defines what is harmful and illegal internet content? How do we regulate online content? Participants in the panel discussion “Content regulations from gender and development perspective” organized by the Association for Progressive Communications - Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) in the ongoing Internet Governance Forum debate on these contentious points.
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31 October: Covering the Openness @ IGF
By Anonymous
A long table with panelists, a long but very good session, taste of diversity of opinions and standpoints, that is the very shortest i can say about Openness session which took place in main Hall, from 10 util 13, on Tuesday, 31st of October.
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Why are we here? Women participants at the IGF told us why they came to Athens
By Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
GenderIt blogging team member Mavic Cabrera-Balleza is interviewing women participants in the ongoing Internet Governance Forum in Athens to find out their agenda in coming to the IGF. CHECK OUT the comments under the article!
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30 October 2006: Internet Governance Forum - What is it All About?
By Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
Quite a number of women --including those who have been following gender and ICT discussions--are having a difficulty understanding Internet Governance as a concept. Needless to say, we have encountered quite a number of questions on what the Internet Governance Forum is.
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30 October 2006: IGF Opening - Setting the (Gender Disparate?) Scene
By Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
It's not a huge surprise but still a big disappointment: women are a very small minority in today's opening of the first Internet Governance Forum in Athens, Greece.
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Women in Black
By Brenda Zulu
When we went for dinner at the Settlers Monument on September 12, i was surprised to see the "Women in Black". Having been associatd with the women's movement in Africa, i thought these were the same people. But no! These were young women who were going to serve us food.
