Session
Human Rights & Freedoms
Non-discrimination in the Digital Space
Organizer 1: Umut Pajaro Velasquez, Internet Society
Organizer 2: Vasundhra Kaul, The Bachchao Project
Organizer 3: Theorose Elikplim Dzineku, 🔒
Speaker 1: Chilufya Theresa Mulenga, Technical Community, African Group
Speaker 2: Daniela Cuspoca Orduz, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 3: Umut Pajaro Velasquez, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Ayden Férdeline
Agita Pasaribu
Luisa Franco Machado
Vera Zakem
Hollie Hamblett
Umut Pajaro Velasquez, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Vasundhra Kaul, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Theorose Elikplim Dzineku, Civil Society, African Group
Round Table - 60 Min
1. How can policies be developed to address the challenges faced by youth, women, and gender-diverse people in the digital space? 2. How and why do we need a decision-making processes related to Internet governance more inclusive of diverse voices, including youth, women, and gender-diverse people? 3. What are the practical steps that multistakeholders can take to address the challenges faced by youth, women, and gender-diverse persons on the Internet, promote an inclusive and safe digital space for all, and ensure that all individuals, regardless of gender or age, have equal access to the opportunities offered by the digital world?
What will participants gain from attending this session? Overall, the session aims to raise awareness and spark dialogue on the intersection of gender and youth in the digital world. It seeks to promote a more inclusive and safe online environment that empowers everyone to participate fully in the digital age.
Description:
The Internet is an integral part of our lives and shapes how we interact, work, and learn. However, the digital space is not always welcoming, inclusive, or safe for everyone, especially for youth, women, and gender-diverse people. This session aims to address the intersection of gender and youth in the digital world and explore ways to ensure an inclusive and safe online environment for all. With this session, we would like to highlight the challenges faced by youth, women, and gender-diverse people in the digital space. The panelists will discuss issues such as online harassment, cyberbullying, gender-based violence, and the digital divide. They will also share their personal experiences and insights on how to navigate the digital world as a young person, a woman, or a gender-diverse person. We also like to focus on strategies to create a more inclusive and safe online environment. This includes exploring the role of policies, education, and digital literacy in promoting gender and youth rights online and the importance of engaging diverse voices in decision-making processes related to Internet governance. The session hopes to provide some recommendations or calls to action to promote an inclusive and safe digital space for all. This includes identifying practical steps that multistakeholders can take to address the challenges faced by youth, women, and gender-diverse people on the Internet.
A discussion and a document with a set of calls to action that includes the importance not only of having women, youth, and gender-diverse people as part of the policymaking and decision-making processes when it comes to the Internet but also a unique perspective on how it should be addressed youth and gender digital rights and online issues. Our main idea is set recommendation on how to make more inclusive significantly the diverse spaces of Internet Governance.
Hybrid Format: The session will include 1 moderator and 2 speakers onsite, with 1 online moderator and 2 online speakers. The Onsite Moderator will start the session by introducing the onsite speakers and give the floor to the online moderator to introduce the online speaker. Each speaker will be allocated 5 minutes to present, followed by 15 minutes of questions from both onsite and online participants. Then the speakers will engage in 15 minutes of moderated discussion, then 10 minutes for questions followed by wrap-up by onsite and online moderators.