Safe Words, Safer Worlds, a WACC-supported project led by Uks Research Centre in Pakistan, has raised public awareness about tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) against women and the need for action to foster a safer online environment for all.For women in South Asia, gender-based violence online...
A WACC-supported project led by Journalists for Christ International Outreach has brought online misogyny and technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) into the mainstream as priority public policy issues in Nigeria.The suppression of women’s voice through acts of violence remains prevalent in Nigeria, and the emerging indicators...
WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC) have launched a key resource to address tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) and are inviting individuals and groups to become part of a global movement taking action for gender justice online.“Taking Action Against Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence,” a new...
The message to end misogyny, sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the digital realm has been iterated and reiterated countless times in as many spaces and languages the world over. Yet, there still lacks global consensus on what constitutes such behaviour. Related to the absence...
As the Global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence launch for 2022 on 25 November, WACC is calling on its members and partners to take action to end digital violence against women. The United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) defines digital violence as violence that is...
Pursuit of profit and social media algorithms foster and elevate hate into the mainstream. In yet one more example, misogynistic and violent messages made by influencer Andrew Tate, recently banned from social media platforms, were viewed billions of times on TikTok alone. His rise on...