Resources

The page contains examples of policies that may be adopted by websites and website administrators. Samples range in level of restraint and severity.

Sample Policies
The page consists of links to current and pending cyberstalking-related United States federal and state laws, as well as those states that do not have laws yet and related laws from other countries.

Cyberstalking Laws
This research differentiates itself because it focuses on women and policy rather than ICTs. Thus this research is about women's needs and concerns in the real (offline) world and how public information and ICTs can contribute to solutions rather than issues such as women having internet access, or studies regarding their activities on the web.

Looking behind the internet: Empowering Women for Public Policy Advocacy in...
The research report describes how and why two Midwestern domestic violence organizations in the US use Internet and wireless communication technologies. Major findings of the study reveal a need for more awareness and technical assistance regarding safe and ethical Internet and wireless communication service delivery.

Changing Practice: How Domestic Violence Advocates Use Internet and Wireless...
The national survey reveals that large numbers of young people are encountering sexual solicitations they did not want, sexual material they did not seek, and people who threatened and harassed them in a variety of ways. It also shows how families and young people are addressing matters of danger and protection on the Internet, and puts forward several recommendations on how to address this problem on a larger context.

Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation’s Youth
The paper outlines the risk and liability issues related to use of the Internet and suggests risk-management guidelines to protect organizations from liability.

Domestic Violence Organizations Online : Risks, Ethical Dilemmas, and Liability...
The paper highlights four key areas that affect women and girls where priorities have changed, funding has been cut, research findings distorted, important social differences masked, and critical committees and programs dismantled. <br />

Missing: Information About Women&#8217;s Lives
The primer is a guide to the current debates on new reproductive technologies (NRTs), how they are changing political landscapes, and their potential effects on women's human rights.

Tackling Debates and Challenges of New Reproductive Technologies
The paper explores ICTs in relation to gender, specifically focusing on gender and ICT applications in agricultural and rural development in developing countries.

Gender and Agriculture in the Information Society

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