February 3, 2022
Violence targeting women in politics: 10 countries to watch in 2022
Attacks on women in politics are on the rise around the world.
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.
#NotTheCost - Stopping Violence Against Women in Politics: A Renewed Call to Action
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January 17, 2022
#NotTheCost - Stopping Violence Against Women in Politics: A Renewed Call to Action
In 2016 at the launch of the #NotTheCost campaign, NDI presented a list of strategies to address and prevent violence against women in politics, focusing on a wide range of potential change-makers, from the global to the grassroots levels.
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In 2016 at the launch of the #NotTheCost campaign, NDI presented a list of strategies to address and prevent violence against women in politics, focusing on a wide range of potential change-makers, from the global to the grassroots levels.
Violence targeting women in politics: trends in targets, types, and perpetrators of political violence
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December 15, 2021
Violence targeting women in politics: trends in targets, types, and perpetrators of political violence
The addition of identity types to ACLED data on political violence targeting women sheds new light on the threats to women’s participation in political processes, such as running for or holding office, supporting or voting for political candidates, leading human right
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The addition of identity types to ACLED data on political violence targeting women sheds new light on the threats to women’s participation in political processes, such as running for or holding office, supporting or voting for political candidates, leading human right
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The chilling effect: hate, misogyny and the digital information disorder
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The chilling effect: hate, misogyny and the digital information disorder
Although the digital space continues to extend the promise of extraordinary opportunities for expanding the voice and agency of women, girls and ma
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Violence against women in politics, a growing danger to democracy
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November 25, 2021
Violence against women in politics, a growing danger to democracy
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Tackling Gender Based Online Violence in the Digital Services Act
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November 25, 2021
Tackling Gender Based Online Violence in the Digital Services Act
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May 7, 2021
Online targeting of women politicians and journalists a ‘real concern’ – BAI
Oireachtas committee hears of abuse encountered by public figures online
Engendering hate: The contours of state-aligned gendered disinformation online
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November 1, 2020
Engendering hate: The contours of state-aligned gendered disinformation online
Our report, with U.S.-based National Democratic Institute (NDI), outlines a new framework for understanding how disinformation is being used online to exclude women from public life, in the first major study into this threat to democracy.
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Our report, with U.S.-based National Democratic Institute (NDI), outlines a new framework for understanding how disinformation is being used online to exclude women from public life, in the first major study into this threat to democracy.