Fear for safety holds women back from entering politics
Source: Fiji Village
Many women are holding back from entering politics due to fears for their safety and the safety of their families and children, despite growing calls for greater female representation in Parliament.
This was raised by Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran during the launch of the Areto Face Forward Initiative, an AI-powered content moderation platform designed to filter abuse, hate speech and spam from social media accounts.
Kiran says the free initiative provides digital safety tools for women and gender-diverse politicians and public figures to participate in politics without the fear of being attacked online.
She says some of the images and attacks directed at women are holding them back from entering the political space.
Many women are holding back from entering politics due to fears for their safety and the safety of their families and children, despite growing calls for greater female representation in Parliament.
This was raised by Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran during the launch of the Areto Face Forward Initiative, an AI-powered content moderation platform designed to filter abuse, hate speech and spam from social media accounts.
Kiran says the free initiative provides digital safety tools for women and gender-diverse politicians and public figures to participate in politics without the fear of being attacked online.
She says some of the images and attacks directed at women are holding them back from entering the political space.