Social Media Can Change Actions That Drive Gender-Based Violence PremiumTimesng: SouthAfrica
times the global average, social media can help prevent gender-based violence. We must also ensure that it isn't used to further generate violence.
The rise in social media users has been accompanied by online misogyny - expression and behaviour that reveals a deep contempt for women. A 2020on women's experiences of online gender-based violence in sub-Saharan Africa shows that misogynistic discourse perpetuates and normalises unequal gender norms. This has contributed to online gender-based violence - which includes stalking, hacking and cyberbullying of women by men.
Misogyny is amplified on social media perhaps because people feel at ease voicing their opinions from a keyboard or phone, at a distance or hidden behind an anonymous account. how guided conversations can shift perceptions. And right now, the conversations are on social media., a United Kingdom-based knowledge-sharing platform, identified four ways social media can change unequal gender norms. These are amplifying messages, mobilising campaigns, sharing knowledge and reframing perceptions, and building a like-minded community.
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