CNN SYSTEMS ERROR DIALOGUE INTERROGATES HOW GENDER AFFECTS YOUR LIFE ONLINE.

On behalf of HER Internet, our Anchor, Sandra Kwikiriza joined Seyi Akiwowo (CEO & Founder, Glitch), Nina Jankowicz (Vice President, Centre for Information Resilience), Jac sm Kee (Co- Founder and Cartographer, Numun Fund) in an enlightening conversation online hosted by Eliza Anyangwe (Managing Editor, CNN’s Gender #AsEquals team ) following the ‘Systems Error’ investigative series which interrogates important issues and insights on “how does your gender affect your life online?” on Thursday 9 February 2023.

The gist of this conversation was that; gender and gender identity/ expression does indeed influence an individual’s access to digital technologies and further shapes their experiences online if they gain access, internet shutdowns have continuously been used by various state governments to exclude and surveil their citizens especially minority groups and also highlighted a positive note on the power of digital citizens to influence the current workings of various tools and platforms in favor of a safer and better internet environment for all in the future.

To read more on this; https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/07/world/as-equals-systems-error-launch-intl-cmd/index.html