Creating a safer digital future free from gender-based violence
Source: UNDPA
UNITED NATIONS, New York – As technology reshapes our world, a staggering 85 per cent of women have witnessed online violence against other women, and 38 per cent have been personally affected.
Yet despite its proliferation, technology-facilitated gender-based violence is still too often dismissed or inadequately addressed, by both policymakers and technology companies.
At the 59th Commission on Population and Development, held at the United Nations Headquarters this month, global leaders agreed there can be no digital inclusion without digital safety. As they convened to discuss how technology and research are influencing sustainable development, participants also examined the urgent need for digital spaces that are designed and governed with safety and human rights at their core.
A central concern is the rise of technology-facilitated gender-based violence – including cyberstalking, doxxing, digital surveillance and non-consensual sharing of intimate images – which disproportionately affects women, girls and other marginalized groups.
UNITED NATIONS, New York – As technology reshapes our world, a staggering 85 per cent of women have witnessed online violence against other women, and 38 per cent have been personally affected.
Yet despite its proliferation, technology-facilitated gender-based violence is still too often dismissed or inadequately addressed, by both policymakers and technology companies.
At the 59th Commission on Population and Development, held at the United Nations Headquarters this month, global leaders agreed there can be no digital inclusion without digital safety. As they convened to discuss how technology and research are influencing sustainable development, participants also examined the urgent need for digital spaces that are designed and governed with safety and human rights at their core.
A central concern is the rise of technology-facilitated gender-based violence – including cyberstalking, doxxing, digital surveillance and non-consensual sharing of intimate images – which disproportionately affects women, girls and other marginalized groups.