What is GenderIT.org

GenderIT.org is a project of the Association for Progressive Communications Women's Rights Programme.

Launched in 2006, GenderIT.org is a seminal resource site that provides feminist reviews and commentary on internet policies and cultures. It maps the intersections between women’s rights and sexual rights with internet rights issues, concentrating on bringing in voices from the global South on these issues, since the discourse is often dominated by those from the North.

The site is meant to be a think-tank OF and FOR women's, sexual and internet rights activists, academics, journalists and advocates from a range of disciplines and contexts. GenderIT.org provides a space for reflection, influence and advocacy on internet policies and cultures so that they meet women's needs and do not infringe on their rights. Thus it also serves as a resource and reference tool, with information on the key players, evolving terms and current debates.

It started as a site monitoring policy developments in ICT and gender, and from its beginnings has been unique. Initially it was one of the first sites looking at ICT policy developments through a gender lens. More sites and individuals are now doing this, reflecting both the growth of the internet and the growing awareness of online misogyny. However, GenderIT.org remains a unique space for its focus on the global South, its focus on those working at the grassroots level (grounded in the experience of the women in the society in which they live), and its emphasis on both advocacy and social justice.