Renewing Democracy: A Global Partnership to end Online Harassment and Abuse

16 March 2022 08:30 - 10:00

In Person Event | Organised by US Department of State | Held in United States in English
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Social media platforms and other digital technologies have given rise to new forms of gender-based violence. Online violence threatens the safety and rights of individual women, girls, and members of other marginalized groups; and undermines the strength of democracies. Critically, the consequences of online gender-based violence spillover into the physical world.

Please join NDI and the U.S. Department of State for a panel showcasing the “Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse.” The Global Partnership is building a global coalition to improve the prevention and response to online gender-based violence. Hear from experts from civil society, government, and more on we can stop the democratic deficit by ending online violence against women in politics and public life.

Presenters

Welcome: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations

Co-Sponsor Speakers:
-Trine Bramsen, Minister for Gender Equality and Minister for Transport, Denmark
-Ann Linde, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
-Vicky Ford, Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, United Kingdom
-Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner, Australia

Panelists:
-Zina Alam, Media Specialist, UNFPA
-Fatima Mena Baide, Chief of Honduran Anticorruption Party
-Tracey Breeden, VP of Safety and Social Advocacy, Match Group
-Agita Pasaribu, Founder and CEO, Bully.id

Moderator: Moira Whelan, Director for Democracy and Technology, NDI

Closing Remarks: Jennifer Klein, Co-Chair and Executive Director of the White House Gender Policy Council