EQUALS, the Global Partnership to Bridge the Digital Gender Divide is a multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together international organizations, the private sector, government agencies, civil society organizations, and academia to address the growing digital gender divide. The Access Coalition led by the GSMA, focuses on reducing the gender gap in internet access and use to empower women and girls and reduce inequality.
In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the members of the EQUALS Access Coalition have developed this repository of useful resources to address women and girl’s safety concerns and bridge the digital gender gap.
Read our blog to find out more about how online gender-based violence can be a driver of gender inequality in access to the internet and show your support by joining the conversation on social media using #EQUALSinTech and #AccessNotViolence.
Members of the Access Coalition that support this campaign
Association for Progressive Communications
Digital Opportunity Trust: DOT
Empower Women
Girl Effect
GSMA
Human Rights | United Nations
ITU: Committed to connecting the world
Pro Mujer
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) |Women SIG
Trickle Up
UN Women
World Wide Web Foundation
Resources
- Take Back the Tech’s 2018 16-Day campaign: Feminist strategies against online gender-based violence
- 13 Manifestations of gender-based violence using technology
- Hey! Is your friend being attacked online?
- Rights and strategies when facing extortion, sextortion, cyberstalking or hate speech online
- Towards Public and Legal Recognition of Online Gender-Based Violence
- APC and partner submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur: Online violence against women
- Feminist Principles of the Internet: a framework for discussion and analysis
- Recognising and responding to online gender-based violence online course
- From Impunity to Justice: Exploring corporate and legal remedies to tech-related violence against women 2012-2015
- Cyber Violence against Women and Girls: A world-wide wake-up call
- Executive Director’s blog series: Cyberviolence
- In the words of Nandini Chami: ‘The conversation on ICTs needs to move beyond just accessibility’
- “With just the press of a button you can depress a person” – Executive Director on cyber violence
- 16 days of activism
- Women’s Empowerment Principles
- Women’s Empowerment Principles: Equality Means Business