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ICTs and Women’s Political Participation

ICTs can be potentially used to foster wider political participation. Look here for inspiration and examples of how women around the world used ICTs to change their societies.

 

https://www.techpolicy.press/eu-moves-to-regulate-ai-nudification-but-key-challenges-remain/
April 27, 2026
EU Moves to Regulate AI Nudification, But Key Challenges Remain

The recent Grok scandal saw an avalanche of non-consensual sexualized deepfakes of women and girls created and shared directly on X, fo

https://thediplomat.com/2026/03/in-the-philippines-technology-facilitated-violence-is-depriving-girls-of-an-education/
April 27, 2026
In the Philippines, Technology-facilitated Violence Is Depriving Girls of an Education

The right to education does not end at the classroom. It extends into digital spaces, including social media, group chats, messaging apps, and even online learning platforms.

https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/stories/news/2026/03/cambodia-unites-to-address-online-gender-based-violence
April 27, 2026
Our Safety: Cambodia unites to address online gender-based violence

Christine Arab, Regional Director of UN Women for Asia and the Pacific, delivers opening remarks at Our Safety, the national dialogue on technology-facilitated gender-based violence on 10 December 2025, Phnom Penh. Photo: UN Women/Lim Sophorn

https://turkiye.un.org/en/313013-digital-violence-affects-how-long-women-stay-politics
April 17, 2026
Digital violence affects how long women stay in politics

The Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TGNA) Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (KEFEK) came together in Nevşehir, in cooperation with the British Embassy Ankara and UN Women Türkiye, to strengthen the joint fight against technology-fa

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2186057/artificial-intelligence-fuelling-abuse-women
March 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence is fuelling abuse of women and girls at 'unprecedented scale'

Countering Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence in Tunisia

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March 25, 2026

Countering Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence in Tunisia

Since Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, digital platforms have become central to political participation in the country, enabling female politicians, elections candidates, activists and public figures to mobilise communities and shape public debate.However, this visibility has

Since Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, digital platforms have become central to political participation in the country, enabling female politicians, elections candidates, activists and public figures to mobilise communities and shape public debate.However, this visibility has

https://havanatimes.org/features/digital-violence-impacts-latin-american-women-in-politics/
March 23, 2026
Digital Violence Impacts Latin American Women in Politics

HAVANA TIMES – Women’s political participation in Latin America and the Caribbean has increased over the last 25 years, especially in the legislative branch, but this rise has been accompanied by more discrimination and violence, amplified and accelerated by cyberspaces.

https://globalvoices.org/2025/12/23/sixteen-days-of-activism-amid-the-rise-of-digital-harm-across-africa/
February 20, 2026
Sixteen days of activism amid the rise of digital harm across Africa

For Kgomotso Modise, a South African journalist covering courts and criminal justice, online harassment has

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