three out of 10 mexican that use the Internet have suffered cyberbullying, which is equivalent to 10 million women, reported this Wednesday the office of the United Nations in Mexico for the International Women’s Day.
The UN warned in a statement that digital violence “can lead to other forms of violence in the real world”citing physical, sexual and psychological violence, harassment in the street or at school, stigmatization, isolation, even femicides and suicides.
He also warned that this phenomenon “prevents their full and equal participation in public life and has serious repercussions in all areas of their lives and in societies in general.”
“Women with a public voice, especially journalists, communicators and human rights defenders, are exposed to systematic online gender-based violence, including selective surveillance without judicial authorization”indicated the organization.
On the other hand, the United Nations documents that 40% of women in Latin America are not connected to the Internet, which represents more than 89 million people.
In Mexico, the organization specified, 63% of women who do not use the Internet report that the main reason is that they do not have the knowledge to do so.
In addition, he pointed out that in the 2021-2022 school year, only 23.67% of the people enrolled in bachelor’s degrees in the Information and Communication Technologies area were women.
In this context, the UN stated that, globally, men are 25% more likely to have the knowledge and skills to use technology than women.
“The United Nations calls on all sectors to eliminate the gaps that prevent women and girls from fully accessing the digital age, and to take actions so that technology promotes and facilitates their participation in science, innovation and in their own developments. technological”he exhorted.
The call comes as Mexico reaches International Women’s Day in the midst of a wave of sexist violence, with more than 10 women murdered every day, in addition to a historical record of almost 30,000 disappeared.
Source: EFE
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