Each March, governments and gender equality advocates from around the world gather at the United Nations to review the status of women and girls in all their diversity, and to make commitments to address their priorities. This year, for the first time, that global policymaking conference, known as the Commission on the Status of Women, will tackle the problem of online gender-based harassment and abuse, also known as technology-facilitated gender-based violence.

Gender-based online harassment and abuse

Plan International youth advocates and staff are excited to be at CSW to help shape the conference outcomes. Plan’s expertise on the topic stems from surveys and interviews with more than 14,000 girls in 31 countries. In our study, Plan found that 58% of surveyed girls have experienced harassment online. Even further, we found that girl activists face increased online harassment, particularly when speaking about feminism or gender equality, with 47% of respondents reporting being harassed for their opinions.

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