Silencing Women in Politics:  The Costs to Democracy of Gender-Based Online Harassment

Violence against women has always been used to challenge their roles in public office and politics, and the internet has proven to be a significant weapon of intimidation, harassment and abuse.
With this video, we challenge communities, political parties and electoral institutions to consider how “business-as-usual” approaches to running campaigns and supporting candidates have to change in order to recognize the additional risks women take when they run for office and serve in public roles.
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