Event

Gender-based violence and technology during Covid-19

This webinar explores the usage of technology during the Covid-19 pandemic and discusses South Africa and Mexico as case studies.

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- Asia/Tokyo

ABOUT THE EVENT

What's it about?

Part of the Gender and Digital Health Webinar Series, this webinar explored the usage of technology during the Covid-19 pandemic and discusses South Africa and Mexico as case studies. The webinar:

  • Included a gender analysis of gender-based violence policies
  • Looks at the use of technology in response to gender-based violence during COVID in South Africa
  • Explores using hotline data to shed light on the shadow pandemic in Mexico
  • Highlights gender and digital health on Twitter

The 'Gender-based violence and technology during Covid-19' is part of the Gender and Digital Health Webinar Series.

Who is part of it?

The Gender and Digital Health Webinar Series is organised by a consortium between UNU IIGH, The University of Cape Town and BBC Media Action. Lead by Claudia Lopes and Amnesty LeFevre, this online session had the participation of Megan O’Donnell, Center for Global Development; Lisa Vetten, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg; Zynnia del Villar, DataPop Alliance; Jun Chu and Monrawee Lynn Ampolpittayanant from Twitter as guest speakers. The session also had the participation of guest discussant Shubhalakshmi Nandi from BMGF India.

In Latin America, we measure the impact of risk factors, a conditional disimpact as a conditional probability a woman reports, given her context, and we propose and map the registering capabilities. - Zynnia del Villar

Watch the full webinar HERE.

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