Hello all,
April, and starting to warm up in my area (although today it is only 34 degrees Fahrenheit!). Well, maple syrup is worth it!
April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month (https://www.nsvrc.org/saam), and that is the focus of this week's wisdom.
This week's message helps us learn something specific about Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF GBV). Since we are working with technology, we are in a position to be alert to this type of violence, and perhaps will have the opportunity to reduce or act to prevent this on our campuses.
"Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TF GBV) is any act that is committed, assisted, aggravated or amplified by the use of information communication technologies or other digital tools which results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological, social, political or economic harm or other infringements of rights and freedoms. These are forms of violence that are directed against women because they are women and/or that affect women disproportionately." https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/faqs/tech-facilitated-gender-based-violence
On my campus, our VP for DEI Allison Heard led an activity with students and staff to "Teal the Quad" and color one of our campus spaces teal—the color of Sexual Assault Awareness. I'd love to hear what others are doing to raise awareness, so feel free to post to the list!!
All the best,
Holly
