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.

Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence & Elections

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April 9, 2024

Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence & Elections

Welcome to the Knight Center’s new free online course, “Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence and Elections,” organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in collaboration with UNESCO, UNDP, and with support of the Electoral A

April 8, 2024

Female MEPs warned of deep-fake explicit image threat ahead of upcoming elections

Female MEPs have been warned of the threat of deep-fake explicit images being used against them in the upcoming elections.

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March 21, 2024

Online violence means real-world danger for women in politics like EU's Lucia Nicholsonová

In a compelling dialogue from a GZERO Global Stage discussion on gender equality in the age of AI, Lucia Nicholsonová, former Slovak National Assembly vice president and current member of European Parliament for Slovakia, recounts her harrowing personal experiences with

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Three in four women not comfortable expressing political opinions online

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March 20, 2024

Three in four women not comfortable expressing political opinions online

Three quarters (77%) of women are not comfortable expressing political opinions online because of fears they will be targeted by harmful online behaviours such as misogyny, trolling, threats and harassment,

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CSW68 Call to Action: Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence Roundtable and Reception

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CSW68 Call to Action: Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence Roundtable and Reception

We are excited to share with you that on Monday 11 March 2024, the Government of Australia in partnership with Canada, the United States, the Global Partnership for Actio

February 6, 2024

Free training on preventing online violence against women for EU elections candidates

The European Women’s Lobby offers women in politics training on online violence against women in view of the upcoming EU elections. Book your spot on 13 or 16 February!

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Friday briefing: Why the politics of young men and women are drifting further and further apart

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February 2, 2024

Friday briefing: Why the politics of young men and women are drifting further and further apart

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January 24, 2024

Online attacks on presidential candidates in Venezuela have a distinct gendered angle, study shows

In Venezuela, the opposition presidential primaries of October 22, 2023, unleashed a new wave of disinformation, propaganda and hoaxes on

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January 9, 2024

Saving representative democracy from online trolls

More than 70 national elections are scheduled for 2024, including in eight of the 10 most populous countries. But one group is likely to be significantly under-represented: women.

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