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| − | |Summary=Online abuse against women and girls takes many forms — from violent threats and digital surveillance to sexual harassment and the sharing of intimate images without permission. Reports show, that it only has gotten worse during the | + | |Summary=Online abuse against women and girls takes many forms — from violent threats and digital surveillance to sexual harassment and the sharing of intimate images without permission. Reports show, that it only has gotten worse during the COVID19 pandemic. |
|Description=As evidence of the human costs of the Covid-19 pandemic gathers, it’s increasingly clear that women and girls are suffering from a surge of violence and domestic abuse. And gender-based violence is increasing online too. | |Description=As evidence of the human costs of the Covid-19 pandemic gathers, it’s increasingly clear that women and girls are suffering from a surge of violence and domestic abuse. And gender-based violence is increasing online too. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:28, 1 November 2020
| Online Violence Against Women and Girls | |
|---|---|
| Short Title | During the COVID19 Pandemic Online Abuse Against Women and Girls Has Increased |
| Location | Global |
| Date | October 2020 |
| Solove Harm | Intrusion, Disclosure |
| Information | Physical Characteristics, Identifying, Contact |
| Threat Actors | Online abusers |
| Individuals | |
| Affected | Women and girls online |
| High Risk Groups | Females, Children |
| Tangible Harms | Anxiety, Embarrassment |
Online abuse against women and girls takes many forms — from violent threats and digital surveillance to sexual harassment and the sharing of intimate images without permission. Reports show, that it only has gotten worse during the COVID19 pandemic.
Description
As evidence of the human costs of the Covid-19 pandemic gathers, it’s increasingly clear that women and girls are suffering from a surge of violence and domestic abuse. And gender-based violence is increasing online too.
Several privacy violations can be identified here.
52% of young women and girls we surveyed said they’d experienced online abuse, including threatening messages,Intrusion sexual harassment and the sharing of private imagesDisclosure without consent. 87% said they think the problem is getting worse.
During the Covid-19 crisis there has been a surge in non-consensual sharing of images designed to threaten, shame and control women. Disclosure
This abuse has devastating consequences for the mental wellbeing of victims as they are often left alone with their experience, an experience that is normalized and invisibilised on social media and in society in general, driving victims to silence and shame, exposing them to their perpetrators, and sometimes leading them to self-harm, depression and suicide.
Breakdown
Threat: Men sending threatening and/or harassing messages to women online as a form of abuse
At-Risk group: Women
Harm: Intrusion
Secondary Consequences: Anxiety, Embarrassment
Threat: Men sharing private images of women to threaten, shame or control them
At-Risk group: Women
Harm: Disclosure
Secondary Consequences: Anxiety, Embarrassment
Laws and Regulations
Sources
https://webfoundation.org/2020/07/theres-a-pandemic-of-online-violence-against-women-and-girls/