Digital Violence against
Women Journalists in
Jordan
“As gendered digital violence is becoming “a
particularly dangerous” trend, Jordanian [women]
journalists and digital violence experts provided a
snapshot of the situation in the Kingdom” (Weldali,
2022). Women in journalism are influential, and for
that reason they become targets for digital violence
and start to feel intimidated online due to their
work, as Jordanian journalist Shahed Jihad reported
in an interview with The Jordan Times (Weldali,
2022).
“The situation remains complex in Jordan because
most families deal with female survivors of digital
violence in a negative manner”, Shahed Jihad said,
meaning that they do not receive the support needed
in order to open up and tackle such issues. “There is
still this mentality that sees a woman's place in her
husband's house and no matter what she achieves in
her life, she is confined to that home as a
housewife.” (Weldali, 2022).
The same article also shares the viewpoint of Lina
Momani, the Salam@ national coordinator,
regarding the repercussions of TFGBV on activists
and journalists in Jordan, she has emphasized that
“digital violence is also moving offline and the trend
is significantly increasing” adding that “Female
journalists may be abused using harassment, hateful
messages, extortion, privacy violations, doxxing —
the collection of private information — and
tracking. Additionally, they may receive threats to
their professional standing and personal reputation
or be a victim of digital security attacks” (Weldali,
2022).
The Escalating Threat of
Technology-Facilitated
Gender-Based Violence:
Global and Jordanian
Perspectives
TFGBV encompasses acts such as online harassment,
doxxing, and the non-consensual sharing of images,
often perpetuated by intimate partners or strangers.
A key concern is the “permanence and virality” of
abusive content, which subjects victims to
continuous re-victimization. This form of violence
has exacerbated existing gender inequalities,
limiting women's access to digital spaces essential
for education, healthcare, and economic
opportunities. addressing TFGBV remains
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