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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.

 

Summary of e-Discussion on Online Harassment of Women in Politics: How Online Harassment isn’t ‘Virtual’ For Women

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July 21, 2014

Summary of e-Discussion on Online Harassment of Women in Politics: How Online Harassment isn’t ‘Virtual’ For Women

Summary of E-discussion on Online Harassment of Women in Politics:

How Online Harassment isn’t ‘Virtual’ For Women 

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Summary of E-discussion on Online Harassment of Women in Politics:

How Online Harassment isn’t ‘Virtual’ For Women 

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The writer argues, "If women’s negotiated space continues to stop at economic participation and bureaucratic service, without extending into electoral power, Bangladesh risks institutionalising a ceiling it once claimed to dismantle."
February 2, 2026
"Backlash at the ballot: Why Bangladeshi women are being shut out of politics"

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King's College London
January 23, 2025
Women politicians face 'double burden' of online toxicity

Some reports suggest that female politicians face such behaviour more often than their male counterparts and it has even been reported that female politicians have begun to view toxic messages and harassment as just a part of the job.

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When disinformation targets women, it’s designed to keep them out of public life

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October 30, 2024

When disinformation targets women, it’s designed to keep them out of public life

By the time the first verified reports about COVID-19 were published, misinformation about the virus was already being shared. Disinformation and ‘fake news’ soon followed.

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By the time the first verified reports about COVID-19 were published, misinformation about the virus was already being shared. Disinformation and ‘fake news’ soon followed.

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November 11, 2015
BRIDGE Project Encourages Women's Voting in Haiti

Sixteen years ago the BRIDGE –Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections– project was initiated.

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Women in Egypt
February 22, 2015
Egyptian women take to social media to expose harassers

Egyptian women have been using a number of hashtags — among them #Idon’tFeelSafeOnTheStreet, #AntiHarassment and #ExposeHarasser — on social networking sites to speak up about the daily sexual harassment they experience.

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