Feminist Digital Movements Map by Macharia, Mary

#Ask4More

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:04:43 UTC

A campaign launched by LevoLeague (now Levo) to provide women the tools, support, and information they need to ask for equal pay.

#BringBackOurGirls

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:08:04 UTC

Russell Simmons created it to bring attention to the kidnapping of 276 mostly Christian girls in Nigeria by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. Some escaped, and 103 were freed, but most remained either in captivity or dead.

#BalanceTonPorc

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:09:04 UTC

It is the French version of Me Too.

#challengeaccepted (#istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır #kadınaşiddetehayır)

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:10:41 UTC

It was created to generate attention about the number of femicides that happen in Turkey. In 2019, there were more than 500 femicide deaths reported. The murderers often receive a light punishment compared to the crime. The initiative involved posting monochrome photos on Instagram to emphasize how pictures of murdered women end up in black and white in the pages of newspapers.

#dignifiedmensturation

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:11:39 UTC

The Global South Coalition started it For Dignified Menstruation to “dismantle institutional, structural, interpersonal and social oppressive systems in place affecting menstruation”.

#EverydaySexism

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:13:18 UTC

The Everyday Sexism Project exists to catalog instances of sexism experienced daily. By sharing your story, you’re showing the world that sexism does exist; it is faced by women every day, and it is a valid problem to discuss.

#GenerationEquality

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:14:39 UTC

“The Generation Equality campaign demands equal pay, equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work, an end to sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women and girls, health-care services that respond to their needs, and their equal participation in political life and decision-making in all areas of life.”

#HearMeToo

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:17:15 UTC

The UN started it as an online campaign to end violence against women in Central Asia by creating safe spaces for women to share, listen to, and believe survivors of violence.

#ImAGirl

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:18:02 UTC

Although based in The Caribbean, it was created by New York City as a campaign to encourage young women to lead. Their mission statement reads, "To inspire, empower, and provide opportunities for young girls to lead and create positive change."

#IWillGoOut

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:18:55 UTC

In 2017, there was an event of mass molestation of women on New Year’s Eve in Bangalore. Police and politicians blamed the women and their clothing for the event. Individual women and organizations organized a nationwide march using the hashtag to demand women’s right to “fair and equitable access to public spaces.”

#MyDressMyChoice

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:20:10 UTC

In response to an event in 2014 when a group of men stripped a woman naked and assaulted her because she was “dressed indecently,” this social media campaign argues for women’s right to wear what they want and be safe from physical and sexual assault.

#NiUnaMenos

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:21:01 UTC

On 9 November 2020, protesters mobilized on the streets of Mexico City to demand justice after a girl had been found dead (Zissis, 2020). In Ciudad Juárez, known for the many women who have gone missing over the years, relatives of the disappeared carried pink crosses with the slogan #NiUnaMenos in protest. In 2018, the #NiUnaMenos movement transitioned into the Green Wave demonstrations, which call for legal and safe access to abortions in Latin America.

#PowHerstory

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:22:28 UTC

Power of Women (POW) Movement launched it to help others find content from women/women’s perspectives to aggregate all digital media formats, sharing a fresh perspective from women's eyes.

#QuellaVoltaChe (#thattimewhen I reported)

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:23:06 UTC

It is the Italian version of #MeToo, where women in Italy share tweets about issues they have dealt with when reporting sexual assault to the police.

#SendeAnlat #tellyourstory

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:23:51 UTC

After the murder of Özgecan Aslan, the campaign launched on Twitter with the hashtag #sendeanlat for women to tell about the harassment they experienced.

#TamponTax

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:27:19 UTC

Period: The menstrual movement is a Canadian campaign (turned international) that sought to stop taxation of female hygiene products.

#WhyLoiter

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:29:01 UTC

“Loitering” is more prevalent among men, while women rarely occupy public spaces like parks and beaches. The hashtag started trending on Twitter, with women posting pictures and stories of reclaiming public spaces, creating the narrative of resisting male domination and patriarchy in the physical and virtual spaces.

#WomensWall (Vanitha Mathil)

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:30:42 UTC

3.5-5 million women lined up on National Highway 66 in India over 385 miles to create awareness of gender equality and protest a religious ban that prevented women of menstruating age from entering one of the country’s sacred Hindu temples even after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of their entry in 2018.

#YoTambien

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:32:38 UTC

Spanish version of Me Too

#ISpeakUpNow #IamSayingitNow (#СегаКажувам)

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:34:04 UTC

In 2013, Ana Vasileva published a blog about rape culture in fYR Macedonia. She was spurred into action by a trending hashtag on Twitter at the time, #TheyCalledHer (#ЈаВикале), which was packed with sexism and misogyny under the pretext of humor. But, the blog made Ana a target of online abuse. A women’s rights activist and a member of the feminist collective Fight Like a Woman, Ana didn’t back down. Inspired by the global #MeToo and #TimesUp campaigns, Vasileva, and other feminist activists kicked off a new social movement in fYR Macedonia against sexual harassment under the hashtag #СегаКажувам (#ISpeakUpNow).

‘StopAcidSale’

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:34:59 UTC

In 2013, acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal gathered 27,000 signatures through an online petition, ‘StopAcidSale,’ to curb acid sales and took the issue to the Supreme Court.

The Women to Drive Movement

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:35:59 UTC

The campaign aimed to push for women's rights in Saudi Arabia to drive—the only country in the world where women were forbidden to do so.

NeMolchi movement (Don’t Keep Silent

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:36:47 UTC

In 2016, Smailova broke her silence by telling her story of sexual violence she experienced in a Facebook post. Women immediately began commenting and sending her private messages about their own experiences with violence. The outpouring of stories from others made Dina realize how important it was to keep the conversation going.

#AnaKaman (#Ana_Kaman)

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:49:47 UTC

It is the Arabic version of Me Too.

#AmplifyWomen

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:50:40 UTC

It was created to affirm that women must be "heard, seen, and amplified across genres, professions, and backgrounds 365 days a year."

#BanBossy

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:51:15 UTC

Lean In and Girl Scouts created it to encourage young women to use counter words such as "bossy" that were sending the wrong message to girls.

#changetheratio

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:52:12 UTC

Founded by Rachel Sklar in 2010, #changetheratio is an ongoing campaign/movement to increase women's visibility, access, and opportunity in all professional lives.

#EmpowerGirlsNow

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:53:00 UTC

Started by Rotary International, the initiative promotes a focus on improving the lives of girls by ensuring that their basic needs are met while working to transform the structures and institutions that perpetuate gender discrimination and inequality.

#FeministsAreUgly

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:53:43 UTC

Created on Twitter to satirize the notion that feminists are unattractive and to allow women of color to speak about cultural privilege and the dominant norms of beauty.

#FeministFridays

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:54:23 UTC

It is a weekly unfiltered current & social affairs Podcast dedicated to equality, human rights, and inclusion, with diverse guests from around the world who are feminists as f*ck.

#FightPinkTax

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:54:49 UTC

Multi-national company based in California, United States, but used Canada as a starting point A campaign to protest that women earn less and pay more – fighting against both the gender pay gap and the gender price gap (women’s products are more expensive).

#Girls4GenderJustice

mmachar — 2024-11-27 22:59:07 UTC

Started by the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, it provides services at the country level and advocacy at the global level with a focus on upholding the dignity of girls, women, and children.

#HeForShe

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:01:27 UTC

UN Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson drew on social media to bring people together for women’s rights and gender equality with the #HeForShe campaign targeting men.

#MeToo

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:03:44 UTC

A movement against sexual violence. Specific aims: to increase survivors’ access to culturally relevant healing resources, invest in the leadership and organizing skills of survivors and allies alike, increase cross-movement connectivity to disrupt harmful conditions that impact survivors, encourage the media, our communities, and ourselves to fund survivor justice work in the manner our advocates and survivors deserve.

#NotBuyingIt

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:04:10 UTC

Created by the Representation Project as an app and movement to draw attention to advertisements that belittle and objectify women.

#OrangeTheWorld or #OrangeDay

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:05:20 UTC

The United Nations campaign has proclaimed the 25th of each month as “Orange Day” to raise awareness and take action to end violence against women and girls. As a bright and optimistic color, orange represents a future free from violence against women and girls.

#SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:06:15 UTC

It was initiated by digital feminists to counter the discrimination present in online feminist debates, which highlight issues only related to middle-class white women.

#StandWithWendy

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:06:55 UTC

It was a rallying cry for women's reproductive rights while Senator Wendy Davis was filibustering. She was protesting bill SB5, which would have restricted abortions in Texas after two weeks of pregnancy and closed 42 abortion clinics

#TimesUp

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:07:26 UTC

#TimesUp movement was born when Monica Ramirez wrote an open letter of solidarity to the brave women in Hollywood who had come forward with their experiences. It came on the heels of #MeToo but with a focus on change that would lead to safety and equity in the workplace.

In January 2023 the organization announced it was ceasing operations.

#WomenBoycottTwitter

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:10:42 UTC

Initially created to protest the Website’s temporary suspension of actress Rose McGowan. Women of color later used it instead to call attention to the endemic harassment they faced on the site.

#WomensMarch

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:11:13 UTC

Women’s March is a women-led movement providing intersectional education on diverse issues and creating entry points for new grassroots activists & organizers to engage in their local communities through training, outreach programs, and events.

#WomenSupportingWomen

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:11:53 UTC

The campaign became viral on social media in 2016, intending to spread positivity to tackle cancer and cancer awareness. It aimed to empower and encourage women to share black-and-white photographs and selfies on their Instagram accounts.

‘When Women Refuse’ blog

mmachar — 2024-11-27 23:12:36 UTC

Was started after several women were killed in California, US, for rejecting the advances of men, and has since been used to report women’s experiences with sexual violence

#AbortoLegalYa

mmachar — 2024-12-05 17:46:35 UTC

On the 14th of June 2018 the draft bill that would legalise abortion was passed through the Chamber of Deputies with 129 votes in favour and 124 against. The Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill was passed by the National Congress in December 2020

#leanin

mmachar — 2024-12-05 18:11:29 UTC

inspired by Sheryl Sandberg's bestseller, it has helped galvanize a movement by offering ongoing support and inspiration to help women speak openly about their challenges and achieve their professional goals

#MediaWeLike

mmachar — 2024-12-05 18:12:48 UTC

Created by The Representation Project to call attention to the companies that have advertisement that accurately represent women

#Stand4HerLand

mmachar — 2024-12-05 18:17:32 UTC