Towards a research agenda: tackling violence against women and girls online

Ola  Michalec; Kim Barker; Kovila Coopamootoo; Lynne Coventry; Francois Duppresoir; Matthew Edwards; Shane Johnson; Emily Johnstone; Olga Jurasz; Maryam Mehrnezhad; Wendy Moncur; Frances Ridout; Francesca Stevens; Angelika Strothmayer; Leonie Tanczer

Towards a research agenda: tackling violence against women and girls online

Ola Michalec, Kim Barker, Kovila Coopamootoo, Lynne Coventry, Francois Duppresoir, Matthew Edwards, Shane Johnson, Emily Johnstone, Olga Jurasz, Maryam Mehrnezhad, Wendy Moncur, Frances Ridout, Francesca Stevens, Angelika Strothmayer, Leonie Tanczer

Research output: Book/Report › Policy Briefing/Paper

Abstract

Digital technologies have the capacity to bring about both societal benefits and harms. From established devices like smartphones, to innovations such as smart home speakers or health trackers, collectively, they require a renewed debate on safety, security, privacy and agency online.

It is important to highlight that harms and benefits of technologies are not distributed equitably in society. The UN estimates that globally one in three women and girls have been subjected to physical or sexual violence at least once in their lives. According to End Violence Against Women, women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online. Further, access to safety measures and advice is also gendered, with default designs and self-defence techniques failing to adequately address threats women and girls are typically subjected to (e.g., stalking, sexual harassment, control over reproductive cycles).

Original language	English
Commissioning body	REPHRAIN National Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2023

Keywords

domestic abuse
violence against women and girls
abuse
digital

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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https://oro.open.ac.uk/92708/Licence: All rights reserved

1 Active

AP4L: Adaptive PETs to Protect & emPower People during Life Transitions
Moncur, W. (Principal Investigator), English, R. (Academic), Renaud, K. (Co-investigator) & Yan, J. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Research

1 Featured article

Mosaics of personal data: digital privacy during times of change
Moncur, W., 28 Aug 2024, ACM Interactions, 31, 5, p. 24-27 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article

Open Access

1 Invited talk

Navigating Change and Cyber Security Risks
Moncur, W. (Speaker)
18 Oct 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

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Towards a research agenda: tackling violence against women and girls online

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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AP4L: Adaptive PETs to Protect & emPower People during Life Transitions

Research output

Mosaics of personal data: digital privacy during times of change

Activities

Navigating Change and Cyber Security Risks

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