Miriam, the mother in the duo, has enough real-world experience to give her a vintage outlook on life. Written by a mother-daughter team, this book is uniquely positioned to come alongside you and provide the financial overview you need. If that describes you, Wise Women Managing Money is here to help. Yet not every woman has command of the lingo, the underlying principles, or the big-picture perspective of money management. More women than ever have control of capital and are making financial decisions. Not doing so would mean not only allowing gendered disinformation and online abuse to run rampant, but could also lead to the destruction of the democratic institutions and human rights principles we hold dearest.A book by women, for women, about money management. More democratic countries should go in that direction. The Digital Services Act (DSA), approved by the EU last year, is a step in the right direction, establishing obligations for platforms like Google and Meta (Facebook) for mitigating the risks their services create for society. To address this, we need comprehensive approaches and legal frameworks that focus on transparency and “duty of care” for social media companies, with respect to the harm that is caused by their products. In country after country, we documented how platforms have failed to tackle hate and disinformation against women political leaders, often turning a blind eye to requests from local civil society, while pledging to make small changes that are largely cosmetic.Īs the Indian journalist Swati Chaturvedi told me: “Hate is their business model – they are weaponising and monetising hate, at the expense of social cohesion and democracy.” These are just two of many examples of how gendered disinformation and tech-facilitated gender-based violence have become more central tools weaponised by autocratic and illiberal political leaders to silence opposition, reverse women’s and minority rights, and undermine democracy. Young women all over the world are being discouraged from speaking out or from considering a political career because of online misogyny and gendered disinformation. I continue to persist despite the hate sent across my way, every day.”īut many others do not persist. ![]() She said: “However, I refuse to just be a cog in the system and bow down to these cowards. These attacks are frequent in nature and well-orchestrated, and it is not unfamiliar for politicians, even cabinet ministers, to also engage or … initiate such kinds of attack.” Talking to me about her experience, Chaturvedi said: “Usually, it is the ‘IT cells’ – mostly unofficial but fully supported by the ruling party, that target women – especially women of the opposition. In 2018, Priyanka Chaturvedi, a member of the Indian parliament, filed a complaint to the Mumbai police after receiving an online rape threat aimed at her 10-year-old daughter. Manuela d’Ávila during her presidential run against Jair Bolsonaro in 2018. In May 2022, d’Ávila announced she would not run in last year’s general elections for several reasons, including the frequent attacks she and her family had suffered over the years. ![]() One such story claimed she went on a shopping trip to Miami to buy luxury goods while most Brazilians were suffering from deep financial distress – she never made that trip – and a Photoshopped image showed her wearing a T-shirt stating “Jesus is transgender” over a rainbow. Progressive, young and vocal about gender equality, d’Ávila had been a target of gendered disinformation, with multiple false stories about her posted online. When Manuela d’Ávila ran for president against Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil in 2018, a photograph of her five-year-old daughter was shared on social media alongside a rape threat. These attacks aim to weaken not only the credibility of the women who are attacked, but also what they stand for: women’s equal rights, particularly sexual and reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, liberal values and inclusive, diverse democracies. These attacks aim to weaken not only the credibility of women who are attacked but also what they stand for We interviewed dozens of female leaders and experts in Hungary, India, Brazil, Italy and Tunisia, analysing a large volume of horrifying social media posts against them, and we documented how gendered disinformation campaigns – followed by avalanches of hate, threats and abuse – have been deployed strategically by illiberal forces and authoritarian leaders to silence opposition and stifle calls for better governance.Īs noted by Karla Mantilla, the online “gender trolling” of women, particularly political opponents and journalists, is becoming an increasingly common feature of rightwing movements, and must therefore be understood as a deliberate strategy to silence them and “keep them in their place”. ![]() Jacinda Ardern during her final public appearance as New Zealand’s prime minister, 24 January 2023.
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