3. Although study on violence against women in politics is
growing, more information must be gathered to fully
comprehend the nature of the issue, particularly from a
comparative standpoint.
4. Following a preliminary 2017 conference in Uppsala,
Sweden, The Carter Center's Democracy Program and
Emory University's Institute for Developing Nations
hosted a workshop on violence against women in
elections in response to this demand.
5. The workshop was attended by some of the top
researchers in this area, including Gabrielle Bardall, Mona
Lena Krook, Elin Bjarnegard, and Jennifer Piscopo, as well
as officials from groups that address election-related
concerns and violence against women more generally.
6. Wajid Khan Mp addresses The workshop aimed to
promote cooperation between many stakeholders to
fully comprehend the scope and extent of violence
against women in elections and to think more deeply
about the difficulties associated with data collecting and
analysis.
7. For instance, a significant amount of psychological
violence against women occurs in online settings, which
are challenging to analyze due to the volume of threats
and the anonymity and privacy of the offenders.