Sheena Magenya

Sheena Magenya is a feminist with twelve years of working experience in Namibia, South Africa and

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Yoga, Instagram and a memorable yearbook quote

Posted Mon 1 Jun 2015 - 03:40 | 4,357 views

By Sheena Magenya

DJ's choice is a weekly section by GenderIT.org, exploring the depths of the web to provide you once a week with a top 5 of creative, interesting and informative pieces and resources on gender and ICTs. Delight yourself with this selection of “sparks”: Good readings, interesting links, videos, pictures, cool authors to point to, amazing tools, and much more. Send us interesting material to…
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OneWorldSEE

OneWorldSEE is an APC member and partnering organisation in the "End violence: Women's rights and

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Defending the Defenders: Short review of Nobel Women’s Initiative Conference

Posted Fri 29 May 2015 - 08:55 | 4,003 views

By OneWorldSEE

Women’s human rights defenders use technology to document, communicate, generate changes, but at the same time technology is used to bully and abuse themselves, the Defenders. Army of trolls flood personal profiles of defenders on social media profiles with threats, offenses and aggressive counter campaigns. Government agencies, narco-mafia and religious extremists spy defenders, hunt them and –…
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BishakhaDatta

Bishakha Datta writes and films non-fiction, works on gender and sexuality, runs Point of View in

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Porn. Panic. Ban.

Posted Fri 29 May 2015 - 08:55 | 12,586 views

By Bishakha Datta

In India, both the legislature and the judiciary are considering bans on the consumption of online porn; one petition argues that porn increases violence against women without offering any evidence to that effect, another focuses on the “moral depravity and corruption” caused by porn. Do we seriously imagine that violence against women in India will go down by banning online porn? Talk about…
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OneWorldSEE

OneWorldSEE is an APC member and partnering organisation in the "End violence: Women's rights and

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Why feminism matters to the internet?

Posted Fri 29 May 2015 - 08:55 | 4,698 views

By OneWorldSEE

Feminism is a political statement, and more importantly political practice, way of thinking, understanding and public articulation of practically every issue of life. Feminism as such would be able to manage, animate and even more importantly took part in the defining and coding of virtual space.
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flavia

Flavia Fascendini vive en una ciudad en el interior de Argentina y es directora de comunicaciones

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Take Back the Tech! campaign wins The Bobs award in People’s Choice for English category

Posted Fri 29 May 2015 - 08:55 | 3,384 views

By Flavia Fascendini

Among over 4,800 submissions, APC’s Take Back the Tech! campaign was recognised with the prestigious award The Bobs in the People’s Choice for English category.
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genderit.org team

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Coalition of African Lesbians granted Observer Status by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Posted Sun 3 May 2015 - 08:55 | 3,296 views

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In this statement, the Coalition of African Lesbians congratulates the decision of the African Commission on Human and People´s Rights to grant Observer Status to CAL, a network of 19 organisations working to transform Africa into a continent where lesbian and bisexual women and gender non-conforming people enjoy the full range of human rights.
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Tarryn

Tarryn is a South African BA graduate with majors in Psychology and Sociology.

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JK Rowling, prom queen and homophobic warzones

Posted Sat 2 May 2015 - 08:55 | 3,907 views

By Tarryn Booysen

DJ's choice is a weekly section by GenderIT.org, exploring the depths of the web to provide you once a week with a top 5 of creative, interesting and informative pieces and resources on gender and ICTs. Delight yourself with this selection of “sparks”: Good readings, interesting links, videos, pictures, cool authors to point to, amazing tools, and much more. Send us interesting material to…
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Tarryn

Tarryn is a South African BA graduate with majors in Psychology and Sociology.

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Copyrighted breasts, the Avengers and it was never a dress

Posted Wed 29 Apr 2015 - 08:55 | 3,685 views

By Tarryn Booysen

DJ's choice is a weekly section by GenderIT.org, exploring the depths of the web to provide you once a week with a top 5 of creative, interesting and informative pieces and resources on gender and ICTs. Delight yourself with this selection of “sparks”: Good readings, interesting links, videos, pictures, cool authors to point to, amazing tools, and much more. Send us interesting material to…
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Tarryn

Tarryn is a South African BA graduate with majors in Psychology and Sociology.

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Ireland, femojis and a terrible verdict

Posted Wed 29 Apr 2015 - 08:55 | 4,262 views

By Tarryn Booysen

DJ's choice is a weekly section by GenderIT.org, exploring the depths of the web to provide you once a week with a top 5 of creative, interesting and informative pieces and resources on gender and ICTs. Delight yourself with this selection of “sparks”: Good readings, interesting links, videos, pictures, cool authors to point to, amazing tools, and much more. Send us interesting material to…
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Tarryn

Tarryn is a South African BA graduate with majors in Psychology and Sociology.

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Unsolicited advice, 18 years and menstruation

Posted Mon 20 Apr 2015 - 08:55 | 3,498 views

By Tarryn Booysen

DJ's choice is a weekly section by GenderIT.org, exploring the depths of the web to provide you once a week with a top 5 of creative, interesting and informative pieces and resources on gender and ICTs. Delight yourself with this selection of “sparks”: Good readings, interesting links, videos, pictures, cool authors to point to, amazing tools, and much more. Send us interesting material to…
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