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'''BPF Gender & Access,''' is an initiative started within the [[IGF]] in 2015. BPFs such as BPF Gender were created to produce more tangible benefits and influence within the IGF and global [[Internet Governance|Internet governance]] and policy. <ref | '''BPF Gender & Access,''' is an initiative started within the [[IGF]] in 2015. BPFs such as BPF Gender were created to produce more tangible benefits and influence within the IGF and global [[Internet Governance|Internet governance]] and policy. <ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/how-can-i-participate How Can I Participate?] Retrieved 29 Sep 2016. | ||
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== 2015 Work == | == 2015 Work == | ||
BPF Gender's first intersessional activity in 2015 was dedicated to online abuse and gender-based violence. At the IGF [[MAG]] | BPF Gender's first intersessional activity in 2015 was dedicated to online abuse and gender-based violence. At the IGF [[MAG]] meeting in Geneva, Switzerland (May 2016), participants analyzed the progress of BPF's 2015 initiatives. The meeting concluded with a unanimous commitment to continued intersessional work and the study of gender-based challenges on and within the [[Internet]]. | ||
BPF Gender produced a comprehensive report<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/best-practice-forums/657-bpf-handbook/file BPF Gender Report 2015. Retrieved 26 Sep 2016.]</ref> of its findings and achieved this through a bottom-up process involving a diversity of stakeholders within Internet governance. Members completed and disseminated a survey, attended virtual group meetings, and developed multiple drafts for comments and research purposes. | BPF Gender produced a comprehensive report<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/best-practice-forums/657-bpf-handbook/file BPF Gender Report 2015. Retrieved 26 Sep 2016.]</ref> of its findings and achieved this through a bottom-up process involving a diversity of stakeholders within Internet governance. Members completed and disseminated a survey, attended virtual group meetings, and developed multiple drafts for comments and research purposes. | ||
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BPF Gender & Access, is an initiative started within the IGF in 2015. BPFs such as BPF Gender were created to produce more tangible benefits and influence within the IGF and global Internet governance and policy. [1]
2015 Work[edit | edit source]
BPF Gender's first intersessional activity in 2015 was dedicated to online abuse and gender-based violence. At the IGF MAG meeting in Geneva, Switzerland (May 2016), participants analyzed the progress of BPF's 2015 initiatives. The meeting concluded with a unanimous commitment to continued intersessional work and the study of gender-based challenges on and within the Internet.
BPF Gender produced a comprehensive report[2] of its findings and achieved this through a bottom-up process involving a diversity of stakeholders within Internet governance. Members completed and disseminated a survey, attended virtual group meetings, and developed multiple drafts for comments and research purposes.
At the IGF 2015 conference held in João Pessoa, Brazil, BPF Gender held a 90-minute session lead by Jac Kee to discuss the its findings and recommendations for further research. [3]
2016 Goals[edit | edit source]
- build on and improve the outcomes of the 2015 BPF Gender, which focused on online abuse and gender-based violence against women, and
- investigate women’s access to the Internet (or the gender digital divide).