between survivors, activists and women’s groups. The report concludes this section by emphasising that while women have taken actions on their own, the state remains the primary duty bearer in upholding women’s rights. Strategies and recommendations Here the report maps various strategies for states to eliminate technology-related VAW, including improving legislation, allocating budgets and resources, and capacity building. This entails addressing the root causes of the problem, reviewing the development agenda vis-à-vis women: focusing not only on reactionary measures but also protective and pre- ventive ones, and at the same time contextualising the varying experiences of women and the manner in which these experiences interconnect and intersect along a wider continuum of violence. Apart from state actions, the report emphasises the importance of strengthening women’s networks and transforming the gender-unequal ICT arena. This includes developing good ICT infrastructure for women, capacity building and training on ICTs, and the creation of relevant applications and digital content for women. The report concludes by highlighting the need for structural changes required to address the entire continuum of violence that women across the world face. This research is part of the APC “End violence: Women’s rights and safety online” project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) and is based on a strong alliance with partners in seven countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan and the Philippines.

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