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Women’s Link Worldwide called on us to work with feminist and digital organizations and activists. Our mission is to provide tools, knowledge, and exchanges to expand the exercise of sexual and reproductive rights in the digital space.
Digital rights and sexual and reproductive rights are interdependent and human rights. Digital rights can also be said to be a tool to guarantee access to SRHR.
The digital space is a contested terrain. On the one hand, people and organizations seek respect and guarantee for all human rights. On the other, governments, companies, and organizations want to misinform, spread lies, deepen inequalities, and discriminate.
The digital gender gap refers to the inequality between men and women regarding opportunities to access digital resources, their use, and the ability to acquire the skills needed for work and daily life. Read more
Gender-based disinformation is a strategy to silence women and gender-diverse voices. It is also a form of online gender-based violence. Read more
To talk about digital gender-based violence, it is necessary to understand it as an extension of gender violence that has historically affected women, girls, and gender-diverse people in all spheres of their lives. Read more
Various states and technology companies censor content about sexual and reproductive rights, and increasingly, anti-rights initiatives promote digital suppression and blocking of abortion-related information. Read more
Social media has facilitated the spread of hate speech, while companies evade responsibility for the content that incites hate and violence on their platforms. Read more
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) proposes adopting a digital basic basket in Latin American countries to universalize effective connectivity and enhance women’s digital skills through job training and technological education. Read more
Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic affected health systems. Sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, already limited in most countries in the region, were relegated or directly suspended. Read more
Regulating the digital space is proposed as a possible solution, but it is suggested that it be approached from a global perspective, incorporating perspectives from the Global South and considering territorial complexities and issues related to freedom of expression. Read more
Litigation to fight against the digital suppression of information about sexual and reproductive health and access to abortion services can help strengthen the legal framework for freedom of expression in the realm of reproductive rights. Read more
Women on Web is a non-profit organization that provides reliable, safe, and impartial information about sexual and reproductive rights, particularly access to abortion, through its website.
The organization also offers an online safe abortion service for women and people who can become pregnant living in countries where access to abortion is restricted. It is registered in Canada but operates globally through the website www.womenonweb.org. The website has been blocked in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, South Korea, and, since 2020, Spain.
Gender stereotypes are an obstacle to justice. Judges' selection and interpretation of facts and rules are invariably influenced by their own biases.
It is necessary to increase the knowledge of courts and judges on issues related to the digital world, which is increasingly present in people's lives.
Feminist alliances are achieving victories to expand the rights of women and girls worldwide.
Just as barriers to access are considered for historically discriminated populations in other public services, the virtual space must consider the historical inequalities for women.
A legal victory is an important step toward achieving change in our societies, but it cannot be the only one. Problems are complex and have multiple causes, and litigation cannot solve them all.
As part of the advocacy and alliance-building work, WLW launched three toolkits:
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