Digital Spaces and Women's Dignity
A disturbing incident in Zimbabwe has highlighted the issue of digital spaces being used to compromise women's dignity. Two teenage boys in Bocha, Mutare, filmed themselves allegedly raping a girl in her school uniform, and the video is still circulating on social media.
Your most painful moment broadcast for strangers' eyes. Your trauma living on phones and timelines, replayed again and again.
This incident is not isolated, but rather a reflection of the world girls in Zimbabwe and beyond are living in, where gender-based violence is experienced, replayed, and justified. Social media often serves as a court, deciding whether an incident was "consensual" or not, before a real court or counsellor can intervene.
Mental Health in Crisis
With the world marking World Mental Health Day on October 10 every year, the state of mental health is a pressing concern, particularly in cases of gender-based violence.
Author's summary: Digital spaces compromise women's dignity.
- Digital spaces are being used to compromise women's dignity
- Gender-based violence is experienced, replayed, and justified
- Mental health is a pressing concern, particularly in cases of gender-based violence
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