Nordic envoys unite against gender-based violence in the digital era
Daily Maverick | 11.12.2025 04:49
Despite 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark commitment to gender equality adopted by 189 countries, violence against women persists – now amplified online. Globally, it is estimated by the Economist Intelligence Unit that one in three women experiences gender-based violence, and 85% of women surveyed had encountered online violence, including harassment, sextortion and non-consensual sharing of intimate content. Alarmingly, 97% of child sexual abuse imagery reported online depicts girls.
