Cyberviolence against women. The new face of an old problem - a research report
Cyberviolence is the new face of an old problem - the gender-based violence. The violence that women experience merely because they are women. It takes place everywhere: at home, on the street, at work. Violence against women is a much older phenomenon than the Internet. As technology develops, so do new forms of violence against women. In the absence of available research on the experiences of Polish female Internet users, my team and I decided to conduct a survey of public opinion on cyberviolence against women in Poland. Together with the IQS, a research-analytics company experienced in researching key social issues and social attitudes, we conducted a quantitative survey with a sample of 1,000 women living in Poland. Our survey covered the area of identifying violent behavior on the Internet, indirect and direct experiences of cyberviolence, consequences of violence, actions taken in connection with experiencing or observing violence, attitudes of female Internet users and their expectations.
Sometimes I feel like a Capitoline goose that screams and alarms – and nothing comes out of it.
This system is already bankrupt, and it is kept alive by a drip of public money and a blind legal system. 80 percent of agricultural land globally is used for the animal farming sector, but it provides only 18 percent of calories and 37 percent of protein in the form of food for humans. To "produce" one litre of cow's milk, we need 628 litres of water. To "produce" one salmon, you need to catch up to 300 wild fishes. This is not only a problem with CO2, but also with much more potent and more harmful methane. The animal farming sector is responsible for over 70-percent loss of biodiversity, i.a for the extinction of plants and animals. This damage is irreversible. Scientists say that we are now dealing with the sixth extinction in our history.
Sylwia Spurek, Ph.D. – lawyer, solicitor, legislator and feminist. She has been involved in human rights work for 21 years. Author of the first Polish draft of the Act on Counteracting Domestic Violence. In 2014-2015, she coordinated the governmental process of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. From 2015 to 2019, she was the Deputy Ombudsperson in Poland. Currently a Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) and member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). Author of several dozen publications on the problem of domestic violence, equal treatment and discrimination. Vegan who also fights for animal rights. In 2019 together with her partner, Dr Marcin Anaszewicz, she published the book "Civil Partnership. Conversations about Poland", on human rights, violence against women, animal rights and climate issues. She has also published publications "Our Convention" and the report "Stench, blood and tears. Change your thinking, make a difference".
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