Empowered or Abused? Democracy and Gender Equality in the Digital Age

February 25th |  14:00 – 15:00
A side event at the Human Rights Council , organized by the Permanent Representation of Finland, aims to explore how the spread of disinformation and online gender-based violence undermine democratic processes and affects women in political spheres. The session will provide a platform to discuss how disinformation exacerbates gender-based barriers to women’s political engagement, while also exploring strategies for safeguarding democracy and promoting women’s rights. 

With Jukka Salovaara, Permanent State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland;
Mantas Adomenas, Secretary General, Community of Democracies ;
Caitlin Kraft Buchman, Co-founder and leader of A+ Alliance;
Hannah Wu, Chief of Women’s Human Rights and Gender Section, OHCHR;
Sohee Yang, YouthLead, Community of Democracies;
Darius Staniulis, Permanent Representative of Republic of Lithuania.