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The report examines technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Jordan, focusing on electronic dating violence among female university students. It highlights the prevalence of psychological, emotional, and physical abuse, driven by societal norms that favor male dominance. Victims often suffer severe emotional and behavioral consequences, including anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Cultural stigmas prevent victims from seeking help, and coping strategies vary, including seeking support from female professors or using technical solutions to block abusers.

This research summary report discusses the barriers and enablers to women’s career advancement in Jordan's public and private health sectors. The research used a mixed-methods design utilizing quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques. The study included female and male health professionals from various health sectors (the Ministry of Health, university hospitals, and the private sector) and from a range of health professions (including physicians, registered nurses/midwives, and pharmacists). Research tools included structured questionnaires for the quantitative research, which surveyed a total of 2,082 female health professionals and 1,100 male health professionals, and semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to obtain qualitative findings from 103 individuals.

This Handbook presents a theoretical and practical approach to conducting social science research on, for, and about women. It develops an understanding of feminist research by introducing a range of feminist epistemologies, methodologies, and emergent methods that have significantly impacted feminist research practice and women's studies scholarship. Contributors to the Second Edition continue to highlight the close link between feminist research and social change and transformation.

The new edition expands the base of scholarship into new areas, with 12 entirely new chapters on topics such as the natural sciences, social work, the health sciences, and environmental studies. It extends the discussion of the intersections of race, class, gender, and globalization, as well as transgender, transsexualism, and the queering of gender identities. All 22 chapters retained from the first edition are updated with the most current scholarship, including a focus on the role that new technologies play in the feminist research process.

The report on cyber gender-based violence in East Amman highlights increased risks for women and girls, emphasizing online harassment and abuse via social media as significant concerns. It identifies barriers to accessing support and calls for improved digital literacy and awareness to address these issues effectively. The report stresses the need for enhanced services and community engagement to combat technology-facilitated violence.

In this report, the Special Rapporteur finds that despite the impressive gains made by women, gender equality in freedom of expression remains a distant goal. Adopting a gender lens, she examines the challenges that women face, offline and online, and analyses the relevant legal standards and the responsibilities of States and companies.

highlights trends in gender-based violence (GBV) incidents reported by survivors to participating organizations in Jordan. It analyzes data to understand patterns of violence, with a focus on intimate partner violence and underscores the impact of funding and capacity challenges on reporting. The report aims to inform strategies for addressing GBV and supporting survivors.

Killings of women and children by family members in Jordanwere up by 94 percent in 2022 as opposed to the year prior, a report by the Jordanian Women's Solidarity Association revealed. The report, entitled "Until When?", showed that 35 women and children were killed by relatives that year, while six women and girls were killed by non-family members. The majority of women and children were killed by close family members, such as brothers and husbands.

This report reviews and maps current legislation pertain to online violence in the Arab States and outlines services provided by governments and CSOs to stop online and ICT-facilitated VAWG. It highlights international frameworks and practices related to responding to online and ICT-facilitated VAWG. The report relies mainly on secondary data to identify laws and services relevant to online and ICT-facilitated VAWG, and to highlight international and Arab States good practices in combating the phenomenon.

this discussion paper is a call for more, and better, data on TF GBV, the limited evidence base is not an excuse for delaying the creation of effective regulatory systems or holding back support for prevention and response initiatives. These are urgently required now. Researchers need to work with networks of feminist technologists, GBV service providers, civil society organizations, and governments to design regulatory spaces that reflect the evidence already available. Researchers also need to support these networks to generate evidence that can continually improve responses to TF GBV is in line with ever-evolving technologies and tactics, and that can increase understanding of whether and how interventions are working to make all spaces safe for all women and girls.

his research conducts a systematic review to analyze and categorize the functionality of apps designed to address violence against women. It finds that a significant portion of these apps focus on one-time emergency or avoidance solutions rather than preventative measures. The study highlights the need for further research, particularly in addressing concerns related to data security, personal safety, and the overall effectiveness of these mobile health interventions.

In this report, DanChurchAid (DCA) outlines and provides recommendations on actions to be taken by tech sector platforms, states, and civil society to combat online harassment and ensure a strong, inclusive democratic debate online. The findings in this report highlight the necessity of addressing the harassment, censorship, and silencing of WHRDs on social media platforms, and suggest improvements in legislation, enforcement, and content moderation.

The report discusses online gender-based violence across eight MENA countries. It highlights widespread cyberstalking, harassment, and doxxing against women, often going unreported due to societal stigma and inadequate legal protections. In Jordan, these issues are exacerbated by patriarchal norms, with few women reporting incidents. The report emphasizes the need for improved legal frameworks and public awareness to combat this violence effectively. This issue reflects similar challenges faced throughout the MENA region.

This document examines the rise of online gender-based violence in low- and middle-income countries and its detrimental effects on young women's participation in digital sectors. While digital transformation offers new employment opportunities, especially for women overcoming time and mobility constraints, it also introduces risks such as online violence.

This study investigates the status of the digital divide among Jordanian Telecentres. This study aims to analyze the impact of the perceived usefulness, the perceived ease of use, and the facilitating conditions on employees' behavioral intention. In addition, the study investigates the effect of the three mentioned factors on user acceptance while the behavioral intention on user acceptance is used as a mediating factor. The proposed research model was validated by distributing 150 survey questionnaires to the Telecentres in Jordan. Structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was used to analyze the results. One of the main limitations of this study is that the results cannot be universal since the study was limited to Jordan. A similar study needs to be conducted in different courtiers to either support or negate our results.

this report highlights the serious and often underestimated impacts of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) on women and girls. While TFGBV may be perceived as less harmful than offline violence, it has profound consequences for survivors, both mentally and physically, as well as The effects of TFGBV extend beyond personal harm to economic and professional realms. Women who depend on online spaces for work can face significant setbacks, losing economic opportunities and access to resources. Moreover, TFGBV silences women in online spaces, restricting their ability to participate in public, political, and leadership roles. This suppression reinforces patriarchal norms and structures, hindering progress toward gender equality and obstructing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

Male and female children's opinions about the rights they have or lack in the Jordanian municipalities where they reside are documented and reviewed in this study. It seeks to strengthen children's voices, highlighting their thoughts in order to learn about their beliefs and goals, and listening to their recommendations and suggestions regarding the most significant issues and challenges they encounter. It then relays these suggestions and recommendations to CRC in the children's own words, free from the influence of older individuals.

This report analyzes the civil society sectors in nine countries: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. This 26th edition highlights the challenges and developments faced by CSOs in 2022, particularly in light of the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, which significantly impacted the region's socio-political landscape.

This paper seeks to highlight the experiences and aspirations of young women and feminist activists in the MENA region around digital spaces, safety, and rights. It explores individual women’s experiences engaging with the digital world, the opportunities and challenges that women’s rights and feminist organizations find in these platforms, and the digital world as a space of resistance, despite restrictions on civic space. Drawing on interviews with feminist activists from the region, the paper sheds light on women’s online experiences and related offline risks and illustrates patterns and behaviors that prevailed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

this paper is the outcome of multimethod research carried out between July 2021 and February 2022 at EU-27, international and national levels. it addressed challenges related to the conceptualization of CVAWG as an actual form of gender-based violence with a tangible cost to victims and society. With a systematic focus on current rent definitions and legislation. it identified how cyber violence is currently tackled at EU, international, and national levels. this report focuses on (1) cyber stalking, (2) cyber harassment, (3) cyber bullying, (4) online gender-based hate speech and (5) non-consensual intimate image abuse.

This chapter argues that technology contributes to increasing cyber violence against women and girls which in turn leads to severe social and economic implications affecting them. It also argues that legislative and policy reforms can limit this type of violence while enabling women and girls to leverage technology for empowerment. It highlights cases of cyber violence in the Arab region and provides an overview of applicable legislative frameworks. The chapter concludes with recommended policy reforms and measures to strengthen and harmonize efforts to combat cyber violence against women and girls in the Arab region.