Seven high-profile New Zealand women share their stories navigating the online world and the real impact of online harm.
“It’s not just me that gets harmed by those comments, it’s the people that are reading them that might be feeling vulnerable.”
“The world, immediately, is harsher on women. And I think online is just another whole space of that where it’s amplified.”
“I post, then ghost. I’ve learned to rise above the hurt.”
“Make sure you keep showing up online and have people in your corner who are supporting you.”
“If you think that people have any type of awareness or compassion where they won’t go – no. They will go everywhere and then some.”
"It's really important that we do have people willing to put themselves out there and not feel that online harm or abusive communications could be a barrier to them standing for local government."
“Find safe spaces, find safe people, safeguard yourself. But also remember there’s a lot of good in this world.”
A new toolkit to support women and their employers address online harm has been launched by Minister for Women, Nicola Grigg, at the Local Government New Zealand conference today.
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