UN Women and SVRI. (2025). Global Trends to Prevent and Respond to Technology-Facilitated Violence against Women and Girls: A Compendium of Emerging Practices. New York: UN Women

Abstract

The digital revolution has transformed every aspect of our lives, offering unprecedented opportunities for communication, learning, earning, and activism. Yet the digital realm has also become another setting where women and girls, in all their diversity, experience violence. Digital technologies have ignited new forms and patterns of violence against women and girls that are facilitated by technology.

This compendium compiles, reviews, and organises emerging practices to address digital violence. It is a living document that provides an overview of emerging practices and interventions by different actors, with a focus on governments, civil society organisations, and technology companies. It showcases select laws, policies, programmes, and initiatives, and highlights global trends in addressing, preventing, and responding to technology-facilitated violence against women and girls.