Violence against women: does technology do more harm than good?

V

The Conversation, February 10, 2016 12.00pm AEDT

Federal MP Tim Watts spoke in parliament on Monday about the ways in which new technologies are being used to stalk, intimidate, threaten and harass women.

This abuse, he suggests, often happens in domestic violence situations. It is also happening in new ways, such as via “revenge pornography”, to which our current laws are unable to respond effectively.

This comes in light of a growing recognition of the ways communications technologies are used to perpetrate violence against women.

Read more here

By J Pope

Your sidebar area is currently empty. Hurry up and add some widgets.