A recent Plan International survey of more than 14,000 young women and girls found that 58% of respondents have experienced online harassment, including abusive language and cyberbullying.
It is important for women and girls to have tools in their online arsenal to keep them protected. These include: creating a strong password, having different passwords for different accounts, using two-factor authentication, logging out of accounts, not using public WIFI when sharing sensitive information and utilizing antivirus software.3. Call on policymakers to create cyber-safety laws
The law has yet to catch up with the internet; it’s a feedback loop. Law enforcement tells victims to report to the platform, and then, the platform tells you to go somewhere else. Online gender-based violence is just as destructive as offline violence, but the difference is perpetrators are often able to commit violence without consequences. Around the world, girls are speaking up and asking their governments to take action and create cyber-safety laws.
In the U.S., Plan International is calling on President Biden to keep his campaign promise to convene a national task force on online harassment and abuse. By leveraging federal agencies, state leaders, advocates, law enforcement and technology experts, we’ll be better equipped to tackle harmful misinformation and disinformation that is spread online.
Girls around the world are being silenced by online abuse. Violence against women and girls is a human rights issue. This International Day of the Girl, let’s use our collective voices to educate others, advocate for action and make the internet a safer space.
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