Gender and Security in Digital Space: Navigating Access, Harassment, and Disinformation

Digital space provides new opportunities for gender equality and social, economic, and political participation of women and marginalized communities, but also hosts gender inequalities and security threats. This edited volume explores the complexities of gender, security, and digital space, focusing on access, harassment, and disinformation. It offers insights and solutions for tackling these issues and creating safe and equal digital spaces.

Format: Hardback
Length: 182 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Digital space presents new avenues, opportunities, and platforms for advancing gender equality and the social, economic, and political participation of women and marginalized communities. However, the same space also harbors gender inequalities and security threats with gendered implications.

This edited volume delves into the intricate complexities at the intersection of gender, security, and digital space, with a specific focus on the persistent challenges of access, harassment, and disinformation. Scholars and practitioners in this volume explore various aspects of the issue, presenting a diverse range of research, experiences, and case studies from across the globe. This knowledge holds significant potential for shaping policy considerations aimed at addressing inequalities and threats with gendered implications in cyber space, ultimately fostering digital spaces that are safe and equitable.

This book is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking to expand their understanding of the gendered threats in digital space and explore potential remedies against them.

Weight: 530g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032199597