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This piece is part of a series where Julia Keseru explores the connection between our online systems and bodily integrity, and the long term effects of digital innovation on our collective well-being.

This piece is part of a series where Julia Keseru explores the connection between our online systems and bodily integrity, and the long term effects of digital innovation on our collective well-being.

En Wikipedia, la mayor enciclopedia en línea, la representación de las mujeres y disidencias siguen siendo minoritaria. Esta es una brecha de género que refleja el machismo en la sociedad, pero también la brecha de participación en la propia comunidad de Wikipedia. En este texto, compilado a partir de un hilo de Twitter, Anna Torres Adell nos cuenta por qué persiste esta situación y cómo podemos cambiarla.

COVID-19 pandemic has led to a spike in gender-based violence in India. Helpline numbers and digital tools have been used to reach out to survivors, given the absence of physical services. But those women who cannot use phones, email or social media are most likely to be entirely excluded from these systems.

Muchos son los espacios que están vedados para las mujeres y disidencias. Las áreas técnicas no son la excepción. Si bien cada vez son más las iniciativas que buscan garantizar la construcción de una internet más justa y diversa, todavía quedan varios frentes por vencer. Para conocer este escenario hablamos con Carolina Caeiro de LACNIC.

When it comes to the making of a feminist internet, knowledge and research matter. Building evidence, collecting data, visualising and effectively communicating research findings are critical and important ways to influence and impact activism as well as policy reforms.

Aline Lima relata su experiencia con redes comunitarias en Marrecas (Brasil) y habla de las condiciones de vida y trabajo de las mujeres de la comunidad, que encuentran en las tareas domésticas y de cuidado un obstáculo para tener protagonismo, tiempo y energía para dedicarse a la red comunitaria y al desarrollo personal.

During the lockdown in India, the circumstances of marginalised population groups, including gender and sexual minorities (GSM), has worsened. Community and peer support has been critical, but in many cases it depends on phone and/or internet connectivity. The author wonders if informed choices regarding internet usage is possible in this context.

During the lockdown in India, the circumstances of marginalised population groups, including gender and sexual minorities (GSM), has worsened. Community and peer support has been critical, but in many cases it depends on phone and/or internet connectivity. The author wonders if informed choices regarding internet usage is possible in this context.

What if we could approach queer Muslim collective care as being part of a whole generation that doesn’t want the next to feelthey’re starting on empty like we did? — Liy Yusof

The Signs in Ourselves is an illustrated publication that documents in depth lived experiences of 12 queer Muslims from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, while also sharing snapshots of experiences from queer Muslims across the world.

Once upon a time, not long ago, in a village in southeast Brazil, women came together to exchange information and learn collectively about the influence of technology on their lives and on the spirit of the community. In the process, they learned something of great value.

Once upon a time, not long ago, in a village in southeast Brazil, women came together to exchange information and learn collectively about the influence of technology on their lives and on the spirit of the community. In the process, they learned something of great value.

New changes to Poland's abortion law could effectively ban abortion. Online protests have been building momentum to counter the force of the government, even as the pandemic rages on in Europe.

New changes to Poland's abortion law could effectively ban abortion. Online protests have been building momentum to counter the force of the government, even as the pandemic rages on in Europe.

GenderIT y Locnet invitaron a mujeres que trabajan en redes de internet comunitaria a compartir sus experiencias y reflexiones sobre la importancia de la comunicación significativa en sus comunidades físicas y digitales en tiempos de COVID-19. En este cómic de Marcela Guerra, conocemos la historia de Belem, basada en entrevistas a mujeres de Colombia, México, Argentina y Brasil.

Este año, y por primera vez en la región, se realizó la sesión “Gobernanza de internet, género e interseccionalidad”. El evento se organizó en el marco de la reunión preparatoria del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (IGF, por sus siglas en inglés) en función a la siguiente pregunta: ¿qué puede hacer el enfoque de género por las políticas de tecnologías?

Flor Vida hace una reseña de la obra teatral argentina SEX, que con la pandemia se trasladó al espacio virtual. Se trata de una experiencia interactiva que promueve la deconstrucción del entretenimiento erótico en internet.

GenderIT and Locnet invited women who work in CNs to share their experiences in the times of COVID-19 and their reflections on what these times have revealed around centering meaningful communication in their physical and digital communities. This is the second part of the stories that got to be told about the acts of care in communication technlogies under the pandemic.

GenderIT and Locnet invited women who work in CNs to share their experiences in the times of COVID-19 and their reflections on what these times have revealed around centering meaningful communication in their physical and digital communities. This is the second part of the stories that got to be told about the acts of care in communication technlogies under the pandemic.