Tracking countries’ efforts on technology-facilitated violence against women and girls

The rapid expansion of technology and digitalization offers immense potential for advancing gender equality, women’s empowerment, and ending violence against women and girls. Unfortunately, the digital world is also a breeding ground for violence.

Feminist advocacy, as well as the work of women-led organizations, have been critical in driving the recognition of digital violence as a violation of women’s and girls’ human rights, propelling international and regional action, and prompting countries to adopt targeted measures to prevent and respond to technology-facilitated violence against women and girls (TF VAWG).

With the objective of strengthening approaches to TF VAWG, this analysis reviews measures reported by countries and presented in the Global Database on Violence against Women and Girls and provides insights on the different strategies adopted by member states to tackle digital violence.