Conclusions from HarassMap’s First Progress Report
November 1st, 2010 to December 29th, 2010
Tag Archive: violence
Repost: Update from Harrassmap
HarassMap: Putting Women’s Safety on the Map
The issue of violence and harassment of women is a global problem, with women experiencing violence in their lifetime ranging from approximately 5 to 50% globally, and sexual violence with a similar global range (please read attached The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics for more info). It is thus exciting to see that digital…
A Somali Woman Speaks out against Extremism via the Kenya Somali Blog
Women have cast off the clothes of hope and freedom and have locked themselves, covering their bodies as if they were trying to protect themselves from a situation of violence and unpredictable danger. Kaha Mohamed Aden Somalia is a scary place for those who live there, especially women. I think it is important to get…
Fight, Flight or Unite – What's the strategy?
Lots of issues around violence and when to use it have come to the fore for me in the past few days – the Afghan war and the G8 riots being the most media prominent. Yet, its my current favorite TV show Boston Legal which describes it best. There was a great episode where one…