Online violence against young female workers : risks, threats and mitigation strategies
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Authors
World Bank
Issue Date
2022-03
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Online Violence , Young Female Workers , Risks , Threats , Mitigation Strategies
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Abstract
This brief is a part of the Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE) Knowledge Brief series on the design and implementation of youth employment programs. The digital transformation is creating new job opportunities, especially for women, who are able to work from home and overcome time and mobility constraints. In the United States, 49.3 percent of women worked from home in 2020, while data from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries show that women have been more likely to telework than men during the pandemic. However, digital technologies also bring new risks, one of these is online violence. In addition to psychological harm, this form of violence may undermine the positive jobs effects of the digital transformation by increasing the likelihood that young women forgo or leave digital jobs. This brief presents emerging evidence of the scale of such problems in low- and middle-income countries and their impact on the participation of young women in digital sectors. It then outlines suggested policy responses.
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Citation
World Bank. 2022. Online Violence Against Young Female Workers : Risks, Threats and Mitigation Strategies. Solutions for Youth Employment Knowledge Brief;No. 19. Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/38147 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Publisher
World Bank