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1. “Online Violence and
Internet
harrassment of
Women”
Prepared by
Nirali Makvana
Department of English,
MKBU
Sem 4 ( 14 ) M.A

2. Abstract
■ Women and girls are suffering from a surge of
violence and domestic abuse. And we are seeing that
this gender based Violence is increasing online too.
Taking many forms - from violent threats and digital
surveillance to sexual harassment and the sharing of
intimate images without permission - online abuse can
have a devastating mental and physical toll on women
and girls. In cases of domestic violence, abusive
partners also monitor, track, threaten and perpetrate
violence with digital tools.

3. ● To find out what is gender based
violence and women harassment.
● To find out how it happens
through social media and various
types of online gender based
Violence.
● To find out possibilities of
stopping these kind of online
Violence and harassment of
women.
Research Objectives...

4. What is online gender based Violence ?
♧ Online gender based Violence is targeted harassment
and prejudice against women through technology.
♧ The term is also similar to online harassment,
cyberbullying and cybersexism.
♧ Online gender based Violence can include unwanted
sexual remarks, non - consensual posting of sexual
media, threats, doxing, cyberstalking and harassment
and gender based discriminatory memes and post
among other things. ( Wikipedia )

5. ● A graphic created by
UNESCO to demonstrate
some of the forms of
harassment that women
experiences online.

6. Various types of online gender based Violence
Online domestic
violence
( where perpetrators use the
internet to exploit the intimate and
private knowledge that they have of
their partner in order to hurt them.
They also use intimate photos and
videos to assert power and violence
over their partner. )
Cyberstalking
( This is another type of gender
based Violence. It has been reported
that 26 % of women aged 18 - 24
have reported being stalked through
the use of telecommunication tools
afforded by the Internet and media.
)

7. Social media platforms and Gender based harassment
Social media platforms generate unique forms of
abuse and these are a critical medium for gender
based online harassment. The national centre for
Cyberstalking research found that 63 % of
women reporting online harassment through
social networking sites.
● Another survey found that social media is the most common venue for all types
of online harassment with young women experiences the most severe form of
harassment at disproportionately higher level than other groups.

8. ♧ In 2009 the U.K launched the National Centre for Cyberstalking
Research ( NCCR ) which aims to provide Research and analysis into
the prevalence, motivations, impact and risk assessment of cyber
VAWG.
♧ From July 2017, Slovenia had launched the project “
CYBERVAW” which aims to develop awareness raising and
education activities that spread a clear message of Zero tolerance
to VAWG with a specific focus on prevention of gender based
Violence and harassment as a form of VAWG.
Research and Interventions

9. State and Internet
intermediaries should
exercise due diligence to
eliminate online gender
based Violence. This
extends to reasonable
measures to prevent
violence before they occur
and effectively investigate
and take action against
perpetrators once they
occur as well as provide
redress and reparation to
victims/ survivors.
1. Prevention
2. Protection
3. Prosecution
4. Punishment
5. Provision of
redress and
reparation

10. Work Citation
● “Online Violence against Women 'Flourishing', and Most
Common on Facebook, Survey Finds.” The Guardian, Guardian
News and Media, 4 Oct. 2020,
www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/05/online-
violence-against-women-flourishing-and-most-common-on-
facebook-survey-finds.
● Simons , Rachel N. “Addressing Gender Based Harassment in Social
Media: A Call to Action .” pp. 1–6.

11. ● Zarizana, Abdul Aziz. “Eliminating Online Violence against
Women and Engendering Digital Equality .” pp. 1–6.
● Srikanth, Anagha. Most Girls and Young Women Have Experienced
Abuse Online, New Report Finds. 5 Oct. 2020, thehill.com/changing-
america/respect/equality/519684-most-girls-and-young-women-
have-experienced-abuse-online.