Taking control of technology to end violence against women
Thu 15 Dec 2011
As the year comes to a close, GenderIT.org is bringing you one more special edition, this time on the recent Take Back the Tech! campaign. The 2011 campaign shed new light on the issue of technology-mediated violence against women, through its…
Gender Peripheries of the 2011 Internet Governance Forum
Tue 18 Oct 2011
Year after year the Internet Governance Forum renews expectations and opportunities of gender advocates to find innovative solutions to enhance women's rights online and offline. After 6 years of activism, this space still seems to be resistant to…
Danger and opportunity. ICTs and Women's human rights defenders
Tue 13 Sep 2011
This edition of GenderIT.org is dedicated to women human rights defenders. Those working on women's and sexual rights often face challenges not only in the public space, but in their personal space, from their family and partners, as well. In this…
EROTICS: Sex, rights, and the net - part 2
Tue 9 Aug 2011
After 3 years of interrogation into the politics of sexuality and the internet, the EROTICS research is out! This second part of the GenderIT.org edition 'EroTICs: Sex,…
EROTICS: Sex, rights, and the net - part 1
Wed 29 Jun 2011
In 2008 the APC Women's Programme began a two and a half year research project looking into the role of sexuality online. The study, called Exploratory Research on Sexuality and ICTs -- or "EroTICs" -- looked at the experiences of a diversity of…
Women's rights and the Internet: Take Action
Wed 25 May 2011
This year the annual report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion focuses for the first time on the internet. Over recent decades, the internet has become a platform for shared learning, innovation, and collaborative…
3 May: World Press Freedom Day | Declare your right to communicate
Mon 2 May 2011
On 3 May join Communication Is Your Right! and the GenderIT.org's sister project Take Back the Tech! for a global action day to defend our right to freely access, use, engage and share information…
GenderIT.org @ the Commission on the Status of Women 2011, New York
Tue 8 Mar 2011
From 22 February to 4 March 2011, the GenderIT.org team took part in the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. The CSW is a global policy-making body of the United Nations dedicated to gender equality and the…
Live from the Commission on the Status of Women 2011, New York
Wed 23 Feb 2011
From 22 February to 4 March 2010, GenderIT.org holds live coverage of the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. The CSW is a global policy-making body of the United Nations dedicated to gender equality and the…
Special CSW edition: Can technology transform women's reality?
Wed 16 Feb 2011
The 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will be held in New York from 22nd February to 4 March 2011. The theme for this year's session is "Access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and…
