To help the field address key knowledge gaps that hamper the delivery of effective response and prevention programmes to end tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), the SVRI, Association for Progressive Communications (APC), UN Women, and the Global Partnership to End Online Abuse and Harassment have been working in partnership to co-facilitate a research priority-setting exercise.
In this webinar, held on September 19, 2024, at 3 pm SAST/CEST, we discussed the findings of the TFGBV Shared Research Agenda and how different stakeholders could disseminate and utilize it to effectively address TFGBV.
Webinar Recording
Speakers
Moderator: Raphaëlle Rafin, UN Women
- Kalliopi Mingeirou, UN Women
- Benedetta Musillo, FCDO
- Dr Nyx McClean, Rhodes University
- Hera Hussain, Chayn
- Cindy Southworth, Meta
- Elizabeth Dartnall, SVRI
- Ayesha Mago, SVRI
Presentation
Resources
UN Women: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women
APC: https://www.apc.org/
Global Partnership to End Online Abuse and Harassment: https://www.state.gov/2022-roadmap-for-the-global-partnership-for-action-on-gender-based-online-harassment-and-abuse/
SVRI: https://www.svri.org/
Wijesiriwardena, S. (2024) The Machine that Fosters Shame: The weaponisation of sexuality in anti-gender anti-democracy disinformation, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) https://genderit.org/media/22
Carrillo, E.; Peralta, P., Sáenz, R., Moreno, C. (2024) From Theory to Practice: Building and testing a framework for definitions of Online Gender-Based Violence and other terms, World Wide Web Foundation: https://www.tedic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Framework-definitions-OGBV-1.pdf
CNN. (2024, July 28). Online sexual harassment: Girls and young women across nine countries report facing harm online regularly. CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/07/business/online-sexual-harassment-girls-survey-as-equals-intl-cmd/?utm_source=International+Center+for+Research+on+Women&utm_campaign=11d7e826a8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_07_24_02_56_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-463d7cb42a-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D
Association for Progressive Communications. (2024, July 23). Feminist principles of the internet – Version 2.0. https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/feminist-principles-internet-version-20
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Decoding technology-facilitated gender-based violence: a reality check from seven countries (2024). Rutgers International. https://rutgers.international/resources/decoding-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence-a-reality-check-from-seven-countries/
Wamunyu, W., Jowi, F., Kimweli, P. (2023) Unmasking The Trolls: Research on Online Gender-Based Violence in Kenya, Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet): https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/unmasking-the-trolls-research-on-online-gender-based-violence-in-kenya/
MacQuarrie, K, L. D., Edmeades, J., & Rosenberg, R. (2022). The Gender Digital Divide: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Analytical Studies No. 85. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-as83-analytical-studies.cfm?cssearch=1554689_1
Aceng, S., Katambi, J., Grandolfo, F., and Andrew, G. (2020) Online Gender-Based Violence An assessment of women’s safety in the digital space, Women of Uganda Network – WOUGNET, Digital Literacy Initiative, DefendDefenders, Encrypt Uganda: https://www.feministhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SayNoToOnlineOBV.pdf
Mobilising for Rights Associates (2019) Virtual Violence, Real Harm: Promoting State Responsibility for Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence against Women in Morocco Action Research Report: https://mrawomen.ma/wp-content/uploads/doc/TFGBV%20Report%20Final%20English.pdf
Aceng, S. (2023). How Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) uses technology to respond to online gender-based violence. In Routledge eBooks (pp. 186–191). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429316098-18
Supporting Women Responding to Technology Facilitated Abuse Booklet, Cyber Awareness Ireland; National Cyber Security Awareness Task Force, Safe Ireland. https://cyberawarenessireland.com/technology-facilitated-abuse-booklet
Carrillo, E., Bogado, A., Kostic, B., (2024) Perpetrators Of Gender-Based Violence Online: Roadmap for investigations, World Wide Web Foundation: https://www.tedic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Perpetrators-of-gender-based-violence-online-1.pdf
Hussain, H. Javed, A., Jethwa, N., Meher, E., Naidoo, N. A., (2022) Orbits: a global field guide to advance intersectional, survivor-centred, and trauma-informed interventions to TGBV, Chayn & End Cyber Abuse: https://file.notion.so/f/f/15feab91-487b-4b2d-85f3-c04b28a217ba/8ed0a345-ba05-4d80-8060-48964c33cde3/Orbits_final.pdf?table=block&id=ef8e81fb-6236-4074-b6f4-ead2b257e471&spaceId=15feab91-487b-4b2d-85f3-c04b28a217ba&expirationTimestamp=1727438400000&signature=E3AnZko_ptEwxIqOmrSP772AMBCUVlci_SB_gJVpQSY&downloadName=Orbits+full+guide+-+designed.pdf
PMA Gender, Kenyatta University, and International Center for Reproductive Health Kenya (ICRHK). (2023) Results from PMA Agile 2/GBVDescriptive Analysis. Baltimore, Maryland, USA & Nairobi, Kenya: https://www.icrhk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PMA-Agile-2-Gender-Tech-Abuse.pdf
Policy recommendations from FIRN research | GenderIT.org. (2023), Feminist Internet Research Network: https://genderit.org/articles/policy-recommendations-firn-research
McLean, N., Cicero, T. (2023) The Left Out Project report: The case for an online gender-based violence framework inclusive of transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse experiences, Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN), Association for Progressive Communications (APC) https://firn.genderit.org/research/left-out-project-report-case-online-gender-based-violence-framework-inclusive-transgender
Social Development Direct (2022) Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: Preliminary Landscape Analysis, The Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse (Global Partnership): https://www.sddirect.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-07/Global%20Partnership%20TFGBV%20Preliminary%20Landscape%20Analysis.pdf
chayn dot co https://org.chayn.co/research
Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) approach to research priority setting: https://methods.cochrane.org/prioritysetting/blog/child-health-and-nutrition-research-initiative-chnri-approach-research-priority-setting
GSRA: https://www.svri.org/geographic-specific-research-agenda/global-shared-research-agenda-on-vaw/
Helpline UK: https://revengepornhelpline.org.uk/
Hiperderecho https://hiperderecho.org/despuesdelaley/publicaciones
Image abuse: https://stopncii.org/
Several reports: Recognize, Resist, Remedy: Addressing Gender-Based Hate Speech in the Online Public Sphere, IT for Change: https://itforchange.net/online-gender-based-hate-speech-women-girls-recognise-resist-remedy
TFGBV – SVRI website: https://www.svri.org/topic-specific-research-agendas/technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence-global-shared-research-priorities/
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) https://wougnet.org/
