Digital technologies and gender-based violence – mechanisms for oppression, activism and recovery

Barter, Christine; Koulu, Sanna

doi:10.1332/239868021x16315286472556

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“…Abuse via Technologies Surveys need to better capture how technologies continue to change the ways in which perpetrators can abuse victims (Barter & Koulu, 2021). The CSEW and SCJS ask about unwanted messages or posts via email, social networks or social media sites.…”

Section: Stalking and Harassmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Asking the Right Questions? A Critical Overview of Longitudinal Survey Data on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Among Adults and Young People in the UK

2023

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Purpose We undertake a critical analysis of UK longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional population surveys which ask about experiences of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA). Method Seven relevant UK representative population-based surveys which ask about IPVA among adults and/or young people (16–17 years old) were identified. We critically engage with the questionnaires to analyse the strengths and limitations of existing UK data on IPVA. Results Several limitations in UK surveys are identified. Many questions still show a bias, partly historical, towards collecting more data about physical abuse. Few surveys ask about financial abuse, abuse post-separation or through child contact, or through technologies, though improvements are under way. Surveys still seek to count incidents of abuse, instead of enquiring about the impact of abusive behaviours on victims. Ethnicity and other demographic variables are not always adequately captured (or accessible to data users), making it difficult to explore aspects of inequality. Potentially useful comparisons within the UK are difficult to undertake given the increasingly divergent questionnaires used in different UK nations. Conclusions We discuss how future iterations of existing surveys or new surveys can improve with regards to how questions about IPVA are asked. Given that surveys across geographical contexts often suffer similar weaknesses, our findings will be relevant for IPVA survey methodology beyond the UK context.

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Section: Stalking and Harassmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Asking the Right Questions? A Critical Overview of Longitudinal Survey Data on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Among Adults and Young People in the UK

2023

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“…This raises challenges for service providers in striking a balance between engaging young people whilst not alienating them, a point emphasised by Fox et al (2014). Barter et al (2009) highlight a range of complexities including concern regarding the normalisation and minimisation of violence and abuse in teen relationships, a theme echoed by participants in this study particularly in the context of social media as also espoused by Barter and Koulu (2021). Given that young people's perspectives are frequently filtered through the lens of service providers this suggests the need to be open to possibilities of recognising coercive control when young people themselves might not be.…”

Section: Domestic Abuse Coercive Control and Young Peoplementioning

confidence: 87%

‘How dare you call that playground banter?!’: Service provider perspectives on coercive control and young people

Burton

Gormally

2023

Children & Society

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This article presents service provider perspectives on young people and coercive control. Findings illustrate that young people need help from service providers to identify coercive control whilst simultaneously, some service providers minimise young people's experiences using an adult focused frame of reference. This has the potential to deny their agency and render young people's experiences invisible. We highlight the need for education on the specific issues young people face including how that might differ from adults. Finally, we examine the paradoxical role of social media as having transformative possibilities yet in a parallel process, creating opportunities for continued abuse.

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“…Simultaneously, the ubiquity of ICTs has raised human rights and safety concerns as these digital technologies have concurrently evolved to enable technology-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV). As technology develops, it provides a space to broaden the scope of violence, both by exacerbating conventional forms of GBV and perpetrating new forms of violence that were either not possible previously or take on a fundamentally different form online (Barter & Koulu, 2021; Dunn, 2020; Hinson et al, 2019; Lenhart et al, 2016). Researchers at the International Center for Research on Women have defined technology-facilitated GBV as any action carried out using the internet and/or mobile technology that harms others based on their sexual or gender identity or by enforcing harmful gender norms (Hinson et al, 2018).…”

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“…Emerging evidence indicates that similar to other forms of GBV, technology-facilitated GBV is a by-product of deeply rooted gender norms and systemic inequalities that often intersect with racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and other discriminatory structural dynamics (Barter & Koulu, 2021;Dunn, 2020;Henry et al, 2020). Consequently, women, youth, people with disabilities, sexual, gender, religious and ethnic minorities, and those with other intersecting marginalized identities are more vulnerable to experiencing online violence (Afrouz, 2021;Duggan, 2014;Dunn, 2020;Lenhart et al, 2016;Plan International, 2020;Powell et al, 2020;UN Women 2020;World Health Organization, 2020).…”

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A Scoping Review of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Across Asia

Bansal

Rezwan

Iyer

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive issue. Yet, most research focuses on high-income countries and few studies comprehensively summarize its prevalence, manifestations, and implications in the Global South. This scoping review sought to examine technology-facilitated GBV in low- and middle-income countries across Asia, specifically focusing on trends, common behaviors, and characteristics of perpetrators and survivors. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed and gray literature published between 2006 and 2021 yielded 2,042 documents, of which 97 articles were included in the review. Across South and Southeast Asia, findings indicate that technology-facilitated GBV is a widespread phenomenon, with increased incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology-facilitated GBV comprises various forms of behaviors and prevalence varies by type of violence. Women, girls, and sexual and gender minorities, especially those with other intersecting marginalized identities, are often more vulnerable to experiencing online violence. Alongside these findings, the review revealed gaps in the literature including a lack of evidence from Central Asia and the Pacific Islands. There is also limited data on prevalence which we attribute to underreporting, in part due to disjointed, outdated, or nonexistent legal definitions. Findings from the study can be leveraged by key stakeholders such as researchers, practitioners, governments, and technology companies to develop prevention, response, and mitigation efforts.

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Digital technologies and gender-based violence – mechanisms for oppression, activism and recovery

Cited by 10 publications

References 15 publications

Asking the Right Questions? A Critical Overview of Longitudinal Survey Data on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Among Adults and Young People in the UK

Asking the Right Questions? A Critical Overview of Longitudinal Survey Data on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Among Adults and Young People in the UK

‘How dare you call that playground banter?!’: Service provider perspectives on coercive control and young people

A Scoping Review of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Across Asia

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