Network of Women Tackles Harassment in Politics, Media – By Jessica Blatt (VOA News) / Mar 10 2021
A partnership between the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) has set up networks that offer training on issues including personal and digital security, avoiding kidnap, and tactics for dealing with mental trauma.
Operating in Kenya, Mexico and Sri Lanka, the program is a response to the global problem of violence and harassment against women in politics and media.
“Women in politics and women in media do not have enough access to tools on digital safety, on personal security, and it’s almost an afterthought,” said Pari Farmani, senior program officer of gender and democracy at NDI, a U.S.-based non-profit that seeks to strengthen democracies globally.
The rise of the internet has further emboldened harassers, with women who have a large public profile often being singled out for attack.
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