Digital violence hinders women’s participation
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Gender-based civil society organisations (CSOs) have described the use of Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) to silence and discourage women from seeking or holding positions of influence as a threat to equal and meaningful participation.
According to them, women in public life, human rights defenders and peacebuilders, among others, played essential roles in advancing the gender equality agenda.At
a meeting organised by the Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre (Gender Centre) in Accra, which brought together women's rights organisations, they called on stakeholders to work together to address TFGBV in the country and beyond.
Gender-based civil society organisations (CSOs) have described the use of Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) to silence and discourage women from seeking or holding positions of influence as a threat to equal and meaningful participation.
According to them, women in public life, human rights defenders and peacebuilders, among others, played essential roles in advancing the gender equality agenda.At
a meeting organised by the Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre (Gender Centre) in Accra, which brought together women's rights organisations, they called on stakeholders to work together to address TFGBV in the country and beyond.