Kenya IGF Online Discussion Day 5: online violence Against women: How do we create safe spaces online
Hello Listers The Internet and mobile technologies have created new ways to connect, share resources and experiences, and build communities. However despite the internet offering great solutions and innovations to how people access information, online violence has been on the rise especially against women but remains a silent epidemic in Kenya. These digital spaces have provided tools and platforms for the replication and continuation of the perpetration of violence against women.” 1. How is it a problem for Kenya? 2. How should it be addressed? 3. Is enough being done at the moment? What are the measures that need to be taken to create safe spaces for women online? Let’s engage Cecilia Maundu
Listers, I am supporting @Cecilia on this topic. First, in 2015, The U.N. Broadband Commission reported <http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/9/cyber-violence-report-press-release> that one in five young women has been sexually harassed online. Amnesty International ’s report <https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/03/toxic-twitter-online-abuse-and-violence-against-women/> suggested that over three-quarters of women and girls expected violence and abuse if they expressed an opinion online. The need to end gender-based violence against women continue to be the subject of global discourse. This is an issue in Kenya too. Case in point, Technology-assisted Violence Against Women (TAVAW). For instance, recent cases: 1. Radio Jambo Presenter Annitah Raey ‘cyberbullied’ for talking about rape <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/07/11/annitah-raey-cyberbullied-for-talking-about-rape_c1784561> via @TheStarKenya 2. Today in the East African, Nerima Wako, ED, Siasa Place writes that "Twitter is a safe space for insecure men with fake handles and no volume control" she says "When you defend yourself online as a woman, people judge you for how you speak because apparently, women have to behave in a certain way. They should not curse or yell, otherwise they will be seen as having no class. But men have no rules." I am not defending men in this case, but it should be noted that women are attacked more than men online. Some of the measures that have been proposed before, borrowing a leaf from Hivos and ICJ Kenya <https://icj-kenya.org/jdownloads/Publications/ICJ%20Kenya%20Policy%20Brief%20on%20ETAVAW.pdf> : [image: image.png] [image: image.png] Is this enough? in addressing this issue amicably? *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4> <https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 10:18, cmaundu--- via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hello Listers
The Internet and mobile technologies have created new ways to connect, share resources and experiences, and build communities. However despite the internet offering great solutions and innovations to how people access information, online violence has been on the rise especially against women but remains a silent epidemic in Kenya. These digital spaces have provided tools and platforms for the replication and continuation of the perpetration of violence against women.”
- 1. How is it a problem for Kenya? - - 2. How should it be addressed? - - 3. Is enough being done at the moment? - What are the measures that need to be - taken to create safe spaces for women - online?
Let’s engage
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It is interesting to note that when persons who have been abused online when they speak up, they end up being respected more unlike those who remain silenced or silent. In this case, more initiatives need to be in place that encourages women especially to raise their voices. In return, there is a ripple effect. Moreover, we have witnessed many lawyers who emerge to support those affected in a probono way. It is time more support lent to them courtesy of representing such cases. Finally, Kenyan policymakers and other stakeholders must tackle the challenges that do not enhance access to tech tools especially for women, the prevalence of harassment and abuse confronting young women in their online lives the extension of patriarchal norms in the digital arena; and the continuing silencing of women in public life. *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4> <https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 10:38, David Indeje <davidindeje@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
I am supporting @Cecilia on this topic.
First, in 2015, The U.N. Broadband Commission reported <http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/9/cyber-violence-report-press-release> that one in five young women has been sexually harassed online. Amnesty International ’s report <https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/03/toxic-twitter-online-abuse-and-violence-against-women/> suggested that over three-quarters of women and girls expected violence and abuse if they expressed an opinion online.
The need to end gender-based violence against women continue to be the subject of global discourse. This is an issue in Kenya too. Case in point, Technology-assisted Violence Against Women (TAVAW). For instance, recent cases:
1. Radio Jambo Presenter Annitah Raey ‘cyberbullied’ for talking about rape <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/07/11/annitah-raey-cyberbullied-for-talking-about-rape_c1784561> via @TheStarKenya 2. Today in the East African, Nerima Wako, ED, Siasa Place writes that "Twitter is a safe space for insecure men with fake handles and no volume control" she says "When you defend yourself online as a woman, people judge you for how you speak because apparently, women have to behave in a certain way. They should not curse or yell, otherwise they will be seen as having no class. But men have no rules."
I am not defending men in this case, but it should be noted that women are attacked more than men online.
Some of the measures that have been proposed before, borrowing a leaf from Hivos and ICJ Kenya <https://icj-kenya.org/jdownloads/Publications/ICJ%20Kenya%20Policy%20Brief%20on%20ETAVAW.pdf> : [image: image.png] [image: image.png] Is this enough? in addressing this issue amicably?
*Kind Regards,*
*David Indeje *
+254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4>
<https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje
On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 10:18, cmaundu--- via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hello Listers
The Internet and mobile technologies have created new ways to connect, share resources and experiences, and build communities. However despite the internet offering great solutions and innovations to how people access information, online violence has been on the rise especially against women but remains a silent epidemic in Kenya. These digital spaces have provided tools and platforms for the replication and continuation of the perpetration of violence against women.”
- 1. How is it a problem for Kenya? - - 2. How should it be addressed? - - 3. Is enough being done at the moment? - What are the measures that need to be - taken to create safe spaces for women - online?
Let’s engage
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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Listers, There are these common word terminologies - Gender mainstreaming and Gender Integration. What do they mean when creating safe spaces for wo(men) when it comes to TAVAW especially for different stakeholders - be it in policy making, empowerment programs, at our workplaces and any space where both genders interact? *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje * +254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4> <https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 11:12, David Indeje <davidindeje@gmail.com> wrote:
It is interesting to note that when persons who have been abused online when they speak up, they end up being respected more unlike those who remain silenced or silent. In this case, more initiatives need to be in place that encourages women especially to raise their voices. In return, there is a ripple effect. Moreover, we have witnessed many lawyers who emerge to support those affected in a probono way. It is time more support lent to them courtesy of representing such cases.
Finally, Kenyan policymakers and other stakeholders must tackle the challenges that do not enhance access to tech tools especially for women, the prevalence of harassment and abuse confronting young women in their online lives the extension of patriarchal norms in the digital arena; and the continuing silencing of women in public life.
*Kind Regards,*
*David Indeje *
+254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4>
<https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje
On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 10:38, David Indeje <davidindeje@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
I am supporting @Cecilia on this topic.
First, in 2015, The U.N. Broadband Commission reported <http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/9/cyber-violence-report-press-release> that one in five young women has been sexually harassed online. Amnesty International ’s report <https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/03/toxic-twitter-online-abuse-and-violence-against-women/> suggested that over three-quarters of women and girls expected violence and abuse if they expressed an opinion online.
The need to end gender-based violence against women continue to be the subject of global discourse. This is an issue in Kenya too. Case in point, Technology-assisted Violence Against Women (TAVAW). For instance, recent cases:
1. Radio Jambo Presenter Annitah Raey ‘cyberbullied’ for talking about rape <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/07/11/annitah-raey-cyberbullied-for-talking-about-rape_c1784561> via @TheStarKenya 2. Today in the East African, Nerima Wako, ED, Siasa Place writes that "Twitter is a safe space for insecure men with fake handles and no volume control" she says "When you defend yourself online as a woman, people judge you for how you speak because apparently, women have to behave in a certain way. They should not curse or yell, otherwise they will be seen as having no class. But men have no rules."
I am not defending men in this case, but it should be noted that women are attacked more than men online.
Some of the measures that have been proposed before, borrowing a leaf from Hivos and ICJ Kenya <https://icj-kenya.org/jdownloads/Publications/ICJ%20Kenya%20Policy%20Brief%20on%20ETAVAW.pdf> : [image: image.png] [image: image.png] Is this enough? in addressing this issue amicably?
*Kind Regards,*
*David Indeje *
+254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4>
<https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje
On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 10:18, cmaundu--- via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hello Listers
The Internet and mobile technologies have created new ways to connect, share resources and experiences, and build communities. However despite the internet offering great solutions and innovations to how people access information, online violence has been on the rise especially against women but remains a silent epidemic in Kenya. These digital spaces have provided tools and platforms for the replication and continuation of the perpetration of violence against women.”
- 1. How is it a problem for Kenya? - - 2. How should it be addressed? - - 3. Is enough being done at the moment? - What are the measures that need to be - taken to create safe spaces for women - online?
Let’s engage
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Hi David, I believe gender integration is about eliminating any form bias especially where one gender was initially advantaged over the other. Creating safe spaces in online games, can be achieved through setting some restrictions where every gender is treated the same (and guarding against any form of bullying).However its also upon the users to adhere to the set guidelines which basically begins offline. Regards, R.Ojino On Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 12:47 David Indeje via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
There are these common word terminologies - Gender mainstreaming and Gender Integration. What do they mean when creating safe spaces for wo(men) when it comes to TAVAW especially for different stakeholders - be it in policy making, empowerment programs, at our workplaces and any space where both genders interact?
*Kind Regards,*
*David Indeje *
+254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4>
<https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje
On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 11:12, David Indeje <davidindeje@gmail.com> wrote:
It is interesting to note that when persons who have been abused online when they speak up, they end up being respected more unlike those who remain silenced or silent. In this case, more initiatives need to be in place that encourages women especially to raise their voices. In return, there is a ripple effect. Moreover, we have witnessed many lawyers who emerge to support those affected in a probono way. It is time more support lent to them courtesy of representing such cases.
Finally, Kenyan policymakers and other stakeholders must tackle the challenges that do not enhance access to tech tools especially for women, the prevalence of harassment and abuse confronting young women in their online lives the extension of patriarchal norms in the digital arena; and the continuing silencing of women in public life.
*Kind Regards,*
*David Indeje *
+254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4>
<https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje
On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 10:38, David Indeje <davidindeje@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
I am supporting @Cecilia on this topic.
First, in 2015, The U.N. Broadband Commission reported <http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/9/cyber-violence-report-press-release> that one in five young women has been sexually harassed online. Amnesty International ’s report <https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/03/toxic-twitter-online-abuse-and-violence-against-women/> suggested that over three-quarters of women and girls expected violence and abuse if they expressed an opinion online.
The need to end gender-based violence against women continue to be the subject of global discourse. This is an issue in Kenya too. Case in point, Technology-assisted Violence Against Women (TAVAW). For instance, recent cases:
1. Radio Jambo Presenter Annitah Raey ‘cyberbullied’ for talking about rape <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/07/11/annitah-raey-cyberbullied-for-talking-about-rape_c1784561> via @TheStarKenya 2. Today in the East African, Nerima Wako, ED, Siasa Place writes that "Twitter is a safe space for insecure men with fake handles and no volume control" she says "When you defend yourself online as a woman, people judge you for how you speak because apparently, women have to behave in a certain way. They should not curse or yell, otherwise they will be seen as having no class. But men have no rules."
I am not defending men in this case, but it should be noted that women are attacked more than men online.
Some of the measures that have been proposed before, borrowing a leaf from Hivos and ICJ Kenya <https://icj-kenya.org/jdownloads/Publications/ICJ%20Kenya%20Policy%20Brief%20on%20ETAVAW.pdf> : [image: image.png] [image: image.png] Is this enough? in addressing this issue amicably?
*Kind Regards,*
*David Indeje *
+254 (0) 711 385 945| +254 (0) 734 024 856 Khusoko <http://bit.ly/2eJF9B4>
<https://www.facebook.com/DavidIndeje/> <https://twitter.com/David_Indeje> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/david-indeje/17/7b9/647> Skype: david.indeje
On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 10:18, cmaundu--- via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hello Listers
The Internet and mobile technologies have created new ways to connect, share resources and experiences, and build communities. However despite the internet offering great solutions and innovations to how people access information, online violence has been on the rise especially against women but remains a silent epidemic in Kenya. These digital spaces have provided tools and platforms for the replication and continuation of the perpetration of violence against women.”
- 1. How is it a problem for Kenya? - - 2. How should it be addressed? - - 3. Is enough being done at the moment? - What are the measures that need to be - taken to create safe spaces for women - online?
Let’s engage
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participants (4)
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cmaundu＠gmail.com -
David Indeje -
Ronald Ojino -
WANGARI KABIRU