UNITED NATIONS: The UN's premiere global body fighting for gender equality on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) called for wide-ranging efforts to close the gap between men and women in today's technology-driven world and urged zero tolerance for gender-based violence and harassment online.
In a document approved by consensus after all-night negotiations at the end of a two-week meeting, the Commission on the Status of Women expressed grave concern at the interrelation between offline and online violence, harassment and discrimination against women and girls — and it condemned the increase in these acts.It called for a significant increase in investments by the public and private sector to bridge the gender digital divide.
Bahous told the opening meeting that 'the digital divide has become the new face of gender inequality,' with 259 million more men than women online last year. She also cited a survey of female journalists from 125 countries that found three-quarters had experienced online harassment in the course of their work and a third had engaged in self-censorship in response.
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