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GBV forms experienced by women in varsities, colleges

Online defamation listed as the leading form of technology-facilitated gender-based violence

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by Tabnacha Odeny

News04 April 2024 - 06:58
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In Summary


  • Report found that 21.9 percent of respondents had either experienced or witnessed online bullying in their institution.

Online defamation is the leading form of technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Kenya’s tertiary institutions, a survey has revealed.

The Rapid Study on Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF GBV) found that 21.9 per cent of respondents had either experienced or witnessed online bullying in their institution.

The report said cyberbullying was cited as the second most common form of TF GBV at 19.1 per cent, non-consensual pornography (17.8 per cent); cyberstalking (14.6 per cent); online personification (13.3 per cent); online sexual exploitation (8.4 per cent); sextortion (3.3 per cent) and doxing (1.6 per cent).

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