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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.  

'''[[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.  

BPF Gender's first intersessional activity in 2015 was dedicated to online abuse and gender-based violence. At the IGF [[MAG]]<nowiki/>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'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 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 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.

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.