Mexico City, March 8. Three in 10 Mexican women who use the internet have been victims of cyberbullying, the equivalent of 10 million women, the United Nations office in Mexico reported on Wednesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
The UN warned in a statement that digital violence “can lead to other forms of violence in the real world”, citing physical, sexual and psychological violence, bullying in the street or at school, stigma , isolation, even feminicides and suicides.
He also warned that this phenomenon “prevents their full and equal participation in public life and has serious repercussions in all areas of their lives and in societies in general”.
“Women with a public voice, particularly journalists, communicators and human rights defenders, are exposed to systematic gender-based violence online, including selective surveillance without judicial authorization,” the agency said. .
The United Nations documents that 40% of women in Latin America are not connected to the Internet, which represents more than 89 million people.
In Mexico, says the organization, 63% of women who do not use the Internet report that the main reason is that they do not have the necessary knowledge to do so.
In addition, he pointed out that during the 2021-2022 school year, only 23.67% of those registered for a bachelor’s degree in the field of Information and Communication Technologies were women.
In this context, the UN has stated that globally, men are 25% more likely than women to have the knowledge and skills to use technology.
“The United Nations calls on all sectors to close the gaps that prevent women and girls from fully accessing the digital age, and to take steps to ensure that technology promotes and facilitates their participation in science, innovation and their own technological developments,” he added. urged.
The call comes as Mexico reaches International Women’s Day amid a wave of gender-based violence, with more than 10 women murdered every day, in addition to an all-time high of nearly 30,000 missing. EFE
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