Tag Archives: Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls : a world wide wake up call

Two different reports, same findings

Via Quartz A new report released by the Data & Society Research Institute and the Center for Innovative Public Health Research found that 47% of Americans have experienced online harassment and abuse, from nasty name-calling to stalking and privacy violations. This is concerning on its own, but the data also shows worrisome demographic divisions. This

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UN Press Release: Urgent action needed to combat online violence against women and girls, says new UN report

Via UN Women -Thanks for sharing, Shanly! It looks like our project has a much heftier, international sister working towards the same goals. I learned that there is a handy new acronym for cyberviolence against women and girls (cyber vawg). Ok, it is possible that VAWG existed already and I was simply unaware of it…

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