Gender & ICTs
Sexuality 2.0: Online socialising and internet regulation
Experts from Brazil, India, South Africa and the USA will be presenting APC’s groundbreaking EroTICs research in Madrid at the VIII International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society Conference on July 9.
Successful workshop on online security for women in Pakistan
APC’s MDG3: Take Back the Tech! to end violence against women partner in Pakistan organsised a workshop on digital security for woman on June 29 2011.
“Women should take control of internet and communication technology to propagate their rights and their point of view,” speakers said.
"Gay Girl in Damascus" needs to Man Up, says APC
Tom MacMaster’s masquerading as blogger activist “Gay Girl in Damascus” was harmful, say APC in a statement, and endangers the right to use the internet anonymously.
MDG3: Take Back the Tech! - updates from the Philippines
The MDG3 Take Back the Tech! partner in the Philippines, sent us an update on the latest developments of the project.
How to design an online campaign: A toolkit
APC and VNC has just released a guideline with essential and practical information for anyone who need to work online securely. And that’s all of us.
Ugandan MDG3 partner WOUGNET produces radio jingles on VAW and ICTs
Over the last two years Women of Uganda Network has explored the use of various ICTs media including social media like Facebook, Twitter, Care2 petitionsite; SMS; websites among others to strengthen the fight against VAW.
As part of APC’s initiative “MDG3: Take Back the Tech!
TBTT grantee is now a registered NGO
Gawaahi is an initiative by Naveen Naqvi, a famous television personality & journalist, and Sana Saleem, a blogger, editor, writer, activist & medical student. Gawaahi.com archives and makes available on the internet digital stories of people of Pakistan, and particularly the stories of women who have survived violence.
APC: "Gay Girl in Damascus" needs to Man Up
The recent revelation that the Syrian blogger activist “Gay Girl in Damascus” was actually “Straight American Man in Scotland” Tom MacMaster sent ripples through international media circles and left deep scars in the LGBTI community.
But why is this hoax so potentially harmful?
It comes down to identity and rights.
Gay Girl in Damascus is really a man
So it turns out Gay Girl in Damascus, the “woman” who stole our hearts with tales of her repression in Syria, is really a man.
Take Back the Tech
ENRICH Magazine, Manila, Philippines
Take Back the Tech
06 June 2011
As the country with the highest amount of Facebook users in the world, the Philippines are becoming increasingly tech savvy. But cases of cyber-harassment and cyber-stalking are now on the rise in the country and in the entire world. Kara Santos lists tips that women and girls can use to stay safe online.
