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Celebrating women in ICT at APNIC 38
Since APNIC 32, APNIC Conferences have been showcasing some of the inspirational women we have in our technical community through the Women in ICT event. It’s important to APNIC to encourage more women to build a career in ICT, which has traditionally been a male-dominated industry.
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World Pulse brings the power of its international network to IGF to advance women’s digital inclusion worlwide
When the ninth annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) commenced in Istanbul, Turkey, Portland-based World Pulse, a network of tens of thousands of women and allies in more than 190 countries, has an opportunity to accelerate digital inclusion for women worldwide.
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International Women's Media Foundation website hacked
The website of the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) suffered a complex brute-force attack last Friday, Sept 5. The website that features the work of the IWMF and promotes the empowerment of women journalists worldwide, was defaced and most of its original content destroyed.
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Nairobi: Policy consultation workshop on technology-related violence against women
Women leaders are expressing concerns over the skyrocketing cases of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) globally. The women leaders who congregated at a Nairobi hotel for a two-day policy consultation workshop, also decried what they called ballooning cases of technology-related violence against women.
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Solidarity with imprisoned activists, with or without Facebook
On the 23rd of June, I opened Facebook and found news that two friends had been arrested after participating in protests on the other side of the world. Natalie Lowrey is an Australian environmental activist who was arrested in Malaysia on 22 June during a peaceful action against Australian-owned Lynas Corporation's rare earth plant in Malaysia. Yara Sallam is an Egyptian feminist activist who…
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Las estrategias digitales del Movimiento Amplio de Mujeres de Puerto Rico
La coalición Movimiento Amplio de Mujeres de Puerto Rico (MAMPR) tiene un blog y varias cuentas en distintas redes sociales, y un grupo electrónico de correos, interno y cerrado, en el que participan unas cien personas entre afiliadas formal y no-formalmente a la coalición. La lista de correo es el foco de esta investigación, ya que desde su fundación en 2009 se ha convertido en un espacio vital…
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Erika Smith: "It’s society’s responsibility, the companies’, and our countries’ to keep us safe"
People Links is a monthly online gathering hosted by May First/People Link members, for members and open to the public. On 27 March they hosted a discussion on technology-related violence against women and the tensions that exist between combating hate speech and the right to freedom of expression. The discussion featured Erika Smith from the APC Women's Rights Programme (WRP).
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Lynn Syms Prize will award an outstanding grassroots woman using digital tools to effect change
World Pulse is honored to partner with sculptor and philanthropist Lynn Syms to announce the inaugural Lynn Syms Prize. In 2014, the prize will be awarded to an outstanding grassroots woman and visionary voice using digital tools to effect change and advance her community work.
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New Media and Girls’ Rights: Tying-in Technology and Empowerment
Does new media bring real change? Or it is that we are only enticed by its novelty factor? Does simply putting a technological tool in a woman’s hand lead to empowerment?
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Leading up to the Beijing Review: Strategising for Section J
A strategising meeting for Beijing Platform for Action Section J was held on 13 March during this year’s CSW 58. The meeting was attended by representatives of APC, Isis International, Women and Media Collective, and Search for Common Ground, to plan for Beijing+20, emphasising Section J concerns, particularly the use of all media and ICTs to be seen as an issue that cuts across all the 12…