A free 1.5 hour training on advocating for safer online spaces for women currently in or aspiring to be in politics.
Evidence shows that women are more likely to be harassed online, and this is even worse for women of colour, disabled and LGBT+ women. It is not the responsibility of the victims of online abuse to protect themselves and deal with its lasting effects, and Glitch is doing everything it can do to hold decision-makers accountable and stop the problem at its core. In the meantime our workshops will equip participants to navigate the online landscape with confidence. We want to help women of all ages, backgrounds and political affiliations to overcome the barrier of online abuse, feel more confident to use online platforms in order to use their voices online.
Glitch is doing everything it can to hold decision-makers accountable and stop the problem of online abuse at its core. To do this, we all need to be digital citizens and call on powerful forces in online spaces to make change. This workshop equips participants with the knowledge and skills to hold these forces accountable.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
1. Identify the key actors in the tech space
2. Develop three recommendations/calls to actions to support online safety.
3. Take one action to call for change
Who’s this workshop for?
Are you a woman with political ambitions who finds herself held back by the fear of online abuse? Is the trolling on social media yet another barrier keeping you from your rightful space in the public sphere? Are you a woman needing support to set boundaries and make digital spaces better serve you and your political career ambitions? If so, this free online workshop is for you!
This workshop is being delivered by Glitch as part of our Equal Power coalition.
The impact of Glitch’s workshops
In 2019, 100% of workshop participants reported gaining skills to be safer and more resilient online compared to just 18% before the training.
93% left feeling safer expressing themselves online and 85% reported improved confidence levels using social media.
“The workshop definitely made me feel more confident in my interactions online and empowered to act”- Nina, 2019
About Glitch
Glitch is an award-winning UK charity committed to ending online abuse by educating people on how we can engage positively, respectfully and justly in all digital spaces. Empowering everyone to advocate for others – especially those in marginalised communities. Through research and reports, toolkits and guides, workshops and training, we’re here to help make digital citizens of everyone. We can all play our part. It starts with us, now. Find out more on https://glitchcharity.co.uk
How to join
This training workshop will be delivered on Zoom. Both Glitch’s online code of conduct for participating and a Zoom link will be sent closer to the session.
Access
Glitch are committed to ensuring that this training workshop accommodates the needs of all women and non-binary people, interested in participating.
All of Glitch’s workshops have closed captions available and we use BSL interpretation. We will also provide post-workshop resources in plain text.
A session outline is available on request - please note these sessions do not have breaks but you are able to take a break as and when is needed.
Glitch’s workshops are interactive, however you can chose to interact in the manner that suits you or not at all.
If you want to ask any questions or require different needs, please email gwen@glitchcharity.co.uk to talk further about the support that you need.
Equal Power
Equal Power is a ground-breaking campaign to transform women’s representation at every level of politics. It’s time for Equal Power: equal representation for women in all our diversity. This three-year campaign, run by a coalition of women’s and civil society organisations, is funded by Comic Relief.