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GenderandICTs:increasinginequalitiesandthedarksideApersonaljourney...

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Therearesomanygenderdigitalinitiatives...Butmosthavelargelyfailed

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“DiggingintoDataontheGenderDigitalDivide”• TheglobalInternetusergendergapgrewfrom11%in2013to12%

in2016– Thegapremainslargeintheworld’sLeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs)

— at31%.– theregionalgendergapislargestinAfrica(23%)andsmallestinthe

Americas(2%).• Influenceofage

– Thedigitalgendergapincreasesasageincreases,andismoresignificantinlow- andmiddle-incomecountries.

• Urban-ruralinfluences– Inruralareas,thegendergapishigherinhigh-incomecountries(9.4%,

comparedto7.5%inlow- andmiddle-incomecountries).– Thistrendissomewhatreversedinurbanareas,wherethegapis

slightlyhigher(at6.6%)inlow- andmiddle-incomecountries,than inhigh-incomecountries(6.3%).

https://webfoundation.org/2016/10/digging-into-data-on-the-gender-digital-divide/

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WorkwithwomenandgirlsinEthiopia>15yearsago

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Ethiopia2002

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Thiscouldbeyourmother

Thiscouldbeyourwife

Thiscouldbeyourdaughter

PlannedTVcampaign

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ButtherearesomanyinitiativesusingICTstoempowerwomen...SoIfocusedmyworkontheevenmoremarginalised...

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Fourthingsthatchangedmymind...• Differencebetween“gender”and“women”– Ifwerefertogender,weneedtodiscussthefullLGBTIQagenda

– ButtheinterfacebetweenICTsandwomenisitselfofcriticalconcern

• HarassmentofwomenatinternationalICTevents• ThinkingbacktoEthiopia:wehavetochangemen’sattitudes,andsomenmustbeinvolved

• DiscussionswithyoungwomeninPakistanabouttheiruseofmobiles

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Wah,2016

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EQUALShttp://equals.org

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Craftingapartnershiptomakeadifference

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Mobilephoneuse:81%male;64%women(ITU)

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1239596/pakistan-worlds-highest-gender-gap-mobile-phone-usage/

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Genderandmobiles...

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DigitalRightsFoundation

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https://www.phoneworld.com.pk/how-to-register-complaint-on-cyber-harassment-helpline/

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Onlythetipofaniceberg...

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UseofmobilesforsexualharassmentinPakistan• Substantialuseforsexualharassment– Bothtraditionalusesofmobiles(calls,texts)

– Andalsoonline• Mainlyaffectswomen– Butalsomen

• Attribution– 54%ofpeoplethinkitisawoman’sfault

– Comparedwitheonly38%ofmen• Highlevelsofsuicideandhonourkilling

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PositiveexamplesfromPakistanInnovativeprogressisunderway

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Pakistangovernmentcommitmenttoempoweringwomenandgirls

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TheexampleofdoctHERS

Potentialforextensionthroughmobiles

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ASK(Access,Service,Knowledge)onsexualhealth

http://w

ww.you

ask.pk/

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Whyisitapressingconcern?• Ihopetheabovehasillustratedsomeofthereasons

• Womenandgirlsarebecomingmoremarginalised throughICTs– Despitealloftheexistingglobal”action”

• Themoralcase:– Thescaleofabuseofwomenissurelyunacceptable

• Theeconomiccase– Needtoempowerwomeneconomically

• SomeoftheEqualsactivities

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Paneldiscussion

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• LGBTIQ(Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender,IntersexandQuestioning)

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LGBTrightsinPakistan• Beingopenaboutsexualorientationisconsideredtaboo• Pakistan'slawprescribescriminalpenaltiesforsame-sex

sexualacts• TheSupremeCourtofPakistanruledinfavour ofthecivil

rightsoftranssexualcitizensin2009• Pakistandoesnothavecivilrightslawstoprohibit

discriminationorharassmentonthebasisofsexualorientation.

• Sexualencountersbetweensame-sexpartnersareeasilyaccessible,especiallyinbigcitiessuchasKarachiandLahore,andforgayandbisexualmeninparticular,withitevenbeingsociallyacceptedtodemonstratetheiraffection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Pakistan