Street harassment activism in the twenty-first century

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle Keyhan
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Street Harassment ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Cultural Ideals ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Gender Based

The experience of gender-based violence, and the internalised shame and self-blame that so often accompanies it, hinders the full emancipation of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) members of society. This chapter examines CSOs currently working toward ending street harassment. Technological advances have created innovative options for today’s CSOs to unite in unprecedented ways. Modern activism will be highlighted through a case study of Hollaback!, an international network of unified activists who simultaneously work locally and globally to fight street harassment. Research and academic discussion about street harassment and the culture that sustains it have lagged far behind global anti-street harassment activism. Street harassment activists emphasize shifting cultural perspective to a perpetrator-focused, survivor-centred approach that supports survivors. The chapter concludes with an analysis of how the internet has provided organizations and activists the capacity to embrace intersectional and cross-cultural ideals.

scholarly journals Cyber Child Grooming sebagai Bentuk Kekerasan Berbasis Gender Online di Era Pandemi

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Imara Pramesti Normalita Andaru
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Research Type

Kita ketahui bahwa semakin maju dan berkembangnya teknologi tentu akan memiki dampak positif dan negatifnya juga. Dari segi positif, internet atau media sosial dapat memberikan berbagai informasi dan pengetahuan, demikian juga dapat berkomunikasi dengan orang lain tanpa bertatap muka. Namun dari sisi negatif, kehadiran internet atau media sosial ini dapat menimbulkan berbagai tindak modus kejahatan dengan memanfaatkan kemajuan teknologi. Salah satu tindak kejahatan yang meningkat di era pandemi adalah Kekerasan Berbasis Gender Online (KBGO) dalam bentuk cyber grooming. Adanya pandemi Covid-19 menyebabkan cyber grooming pada anak semakin meningkat, dikarenakan selama pandemi masyarakat lebih banyak melakukan kegiatan di rumah, terutama anak-anak banyak menggunakan gadget dan disalahgunakan. Penelitian ini akan menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data dan jenis penelitian deskriptif analitis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana cyber grooming pada anak meningkat di era pandemi Covid-19, apa yang menjadi penyebab adanya cyber child grooming dan bagaimana dampaknya. ===== We know that the more advanced and developed technology, of course, will have positive and negative impacts as well. From the positive side, the internet or social media can provide a variety of information and knowledge as well as can  communicate with other people without meeting face to face. However, from the negative side, the presence of the internet or social media can lead to various modes of crime by taking advantage of technological advances. One of the increasing crimes in the pandemic era is Online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) specifically here is cyber grooming. The existence of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused cyber grooming in children to increase, because during the pandemic the community did more activities at home, especially children using gadgets a lot and sadly not being used properly. This research will use qualitative methods with data collection techniques and descriptive analytical research type. This study aims to find out how cyber child grooming has increased in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic, and what causes cyber child grooming also  how its impact.

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AMONGST WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES: A CASE STUDY OF MWENEZI DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tafadzwa Rugoho ◽  
France Maphosa
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Community Perceptions ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Women With Disabilities ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Disabled Women ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Impact

This article is based on a study of gender-based violence against women with disabilities. The study sought to examine the factors that make such women vulnerable, to investigate the community’s responses to gender-based violence against women with disabilities, and to determine the impact of gender-based violence on the wellbeing and health of women with disabilities. The study adopted a qualitative research design so as to arrive at an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon under study. The study sample consisted of 48 disabled women living in marital or common law unions, selected using purposive sampling. Of the 48 women in the sample, 16 were visually impaired while the remaining 32 had other physical disabilities. Focus group discussions were used for data collection. The data were analysed using the thematic approach. The finding was that women with disabilities also experience gender-based violence. The study makes recommendations whose thrust is to change community perceptions on disability as the only guarantee towards eradicating gender-based violence against women with disabilities.

Bosnia: a new dimension of genocidal rape and its children

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Lee
Keyword(s):  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Violent Relationships ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Courses ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Post War ◽  
Specific Impact

The Bosnian case study is the first of the chosen cases where children born of war were almost exclusively conceived in violent relationships in a conflict which forced the world to realign its understanding of rape as a weapon of war. This chapter explores the specific impact of this gender-based violence perpetrated, among others, during systematic rape campaigns as part of the hostilities, on post-war Bosnian society and on the life courses of children born of rape. As the first case of a conflict that occurred after the passing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the chapter also explores how rights as codified in the CRC are applied in the case of children born of war and how such rights can contrast starkly in comparison to those of their mothers and families.

scholarly journals Blogging as Popular History Making, Blogs as Public History: The Singapore Case Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Ho
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Public History ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Historical Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere

Blogging is a twenty-first century phenomenon that has heralded an age where ordinary people can make their voices heard in the public sphere of the Internet. This article explores blogging as a form of popular history making; the blog as a public history document; and how blogging is transforming the nature of public history and practice of history making in Singapore. An analysis of two Singapore ‘historical’ blogs illustrates how blogging is building a foundation for a more participatory historical society in the island nation. At the same time, the case studies also demonstrate the limitations of blogging and blogs in challenging official versions of history.

The WPS Agenda and Strategy for the Twenty-First Century

2018 ◽  
pp. 839-849
Author(s):  
Chantal de Jonge Oudraat
Keyword(s):  
Security Council ◽  
First Century ◽  
International Peace ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Un Security Council ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

UN Security Council Resolution 1325 recognized the critical roles women can and must play in advancing international peace and security. The WPS agenda, however, has focused largely on the protection of women in conflict, in particular from sexual and gender-based violence. In doing so, the substantive participation of women in peace and security remains significantly underexplored. This chapter suggests that the lack of progress on the WPS agenda is due to the perception that it is a women’s agenda, as opposed to one that seeks to advance gender equality and security. Moreover, this chapter reveals the challenges associated with the disparate nature of the WPS and security communities. In response, this chapter suggests that for the WPS agenda to advance, the community needs to emphasize that this is not only a women’s agenda. Specifically, the dialogue needs to be reframed to acknowledge that a focus on women is necessary, but not sufficient.

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