OSF Fellow Jolynn Shoemaker discussed the project "Global Gender Equality in the Digital Age: Bridging the Gaps between Tech and Women, Peace and Security” with those working on the intersection between peace activism and tech at the 2019 Build Peace Conference.
Drawn from the Women in Resistance (WiRe) data set, this report is a first of its kind attempt to assess resistance movements on the degree to which they incorporate women into their political goals, their memberships, and their leadership.
Director Shanana Dharmapuri, and OSF Fellow Jolynn Shoemaker, presented at the 2019 Bioneers conference, Seeding the Field - Growing Transformative Solutions.
By leveraging their unique position as confidantes and influencers in families and communities, women and mothers could become important agents of change and key players in the fight against online violence and hate speech.
