How stories of abuse contribute to prevent violence against women
This week, as part of our #ICTforWomanity interview series, Womanity talks to Elsa DSilva, the Founder and Managing Director of the India based Red Dot Foundation, the creators of Safecity. Safecity aims to make public spaces safer and equally accessible to all through crowdsourced data, community engagement and institutional accountability. Womanity: What is different about […]
How can tech put sexual assault survivors back in control
As part of our ICTforWomanity interviews, we talked to Jessica Ladd, founder of Callisto. A victim of sexual assault herself, Jessica Ladd says it’s time to change the outdated response to rape and assault – especially on college campuses – where most survivors do not even report the event. With better systems for capturing this […]
A life after gender violence: how you can "stand tall"
As part of our ICTforWomanity interviews, we talked to Esther Marshall, founder of sTandTall, an initiative that helps women and girls who have been abused or bullied get back on their feet. When Esther Marshall was younger, she thought she had found someone who loved her. “Sometimes he did seem to love me. But at […]
What Online Harassers Really Want – Q&A with Nighat Dad of Digital Rights Foundation
Nighat Dad, Executive Director of Digital Rights Foundation based in Pakistan, answers our questions about online harassment, a growing form of violence against women. Nighat defines herself as a lawyer and activist, someone who fights harassment, sexism, misogyny, and gender inequality everyday. Womanity: What does the Digital Rights Foundation do? Nighat Dad: We promote awareness of civil liberties, we advocate for […]
How ICT's Can Help Prevent Violence Against Women – Online Event
The ICTforWomanity network’s first public event will take place during the Global Tech Women Voices Conference, a public online session with the 4 pairs of Womanity Award finalists. “How ICT’s Can Help Prevent Violence Against Women”. In May 2016, the Womanity Award will be given to two partners who harness ICT to prevent violence against […]
The Womanity Foundation celebrates 10 years of global action to empower women and girls
The Womanity Foundation’s upcoming gala, on 4 February 2016, in Geneva, will focus on the role of media for empowering women and achieving social change and will welcome many talented international artists and personalities. Set in a TV studio décor that symbolizes the role of media for the advancement of women, the Womanity Foundation’s sixth […]
2016 Womanity Award Finalists Announced
Tackling violence against women through ICTs is a cornerstone of Womanity’s work in 2016. By convening actors driving innovation to prevent violence against women through the Womanity Award for the prevention of Violence Against Women, the foundation will provide three-years of support to two Awardees who will scale-up a successful innovation in a new context. […]
How to change from a gender-justice advocate, to an internet rights activist
This week we interview Sara Baker, global coordinator of Take Back the Tech!Take Back the Tech! is a campaign of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Q: How did Take Back the Tech! get started and how has it evolved? APC has a women’s rights program that focuses on several different areas related to tech […]
7 Missed Opportunities in Using Tech to Fight Violence Against Women
Piece by Hera Hussain originally published in ICTworks “Technology is a key piece in preventing and ending violence against women. As the number of women with access to the internet and internet-enabled devices increases, so does the potential for social impact of “tech for good” projects. Access to internet-enabled devices has been found to be […]
Womanity In New York City
To celebrate its 10th anniversary the Womanity Foundation brought together a community of friends, partners and potential partners in New York City. On 15th June, Womanity hosted an evening reception at Le Cirque, East 58th Street, New York to both celebrate 10 years of the foundation and to stimulate a debate with the panel discussion […]