Take Back The Tech!

Take Back The Tech is a global campaign that connects the issue of violence against women and information and communications technology (ICT). It aims to raise awareness on the way violence against women is occurring on ICT platforms such as the Internet and mobile phones, and to call for people to use ICT in activism to end violence against women.

It was initiated by the Association for Progressive Communications, Women's Networking Support Programme, in 2006. Since then, the campaign has been taken up and organised by individuals, collectives and non-governmental organizations in at least 24 countries.

In 2013, Bytes for All, Pakistan was awarded the Avon Communication Award under the 'Innovative Campaign Award' category for leading an exemplary national campaign in Pakistan. The award was presented by Salma Hayek at the United Nations Headquarters.

Issue

The campaign highlights the way that violence against women is taking new forms through the use of ICT. This includes:

Research indicates that the majority of technology-enabled forms of violence victims are women.[1]

The campaign also recognises that the gender digital divide contributes to unequal power relations that creates enabling contexts for violence against women to occur. To address this disparity, campaigners are encouraged to:

Campaigners & Partners

Asia-Pacific

South & East Africa

Middle East

South America

North America

Europe

References

  1. ↑ [http://www.genderit.org/issues/38?tid_1[]=518 Gender Research and Assessment on violence against women and ICT in 12 countries, GenderIT.org]
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