The Gender & Tech Online Talk Series brings together leading scholars, advocates, and practitioners to discuss the intersections of gender, technology, democracy and human rights. It critically examines how digital platforms and technologies impact women, queer and gender-diverse individuals while exploring pathways for more inclusive, rights-focused digital governance frameworks.
This session explores the role of digital technologies in the crisis of trust in democracy and institutions worldwide. The focus is on the rise of an organized global far-right and the weaponization of information at scale to produce harm to democracy and public institutions, with special attention to Global Majority regions. Speakers can also discuss the possibilities of recreating narratives about free speech and human rights protection in the age of datafication. Some of the questions we ask are: What are the current trends in the dis/misinformation field? What is the role of informality and social inequalities in these trends? What are the main challenges regarding the addressing of online harms? Are there particular public policy interventions or relevant case studies that represent best practices in addressing dis/misinformation online.
This online series, co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia, runs monthly featuring two speakers and international perspectives. It began in April 2025 and will continue through the first half of 2026. Dates and topics include:
4/25 | Digital Colonialism
5/27 | Data Governance
8/28 | Platform Governance
9/29 | Technocapitalism and Environmental Justice
10/29 | Data Work and Political Participation
12/3 | Trans-inclusive Technology Governance
1/27 | Dis/Misinformation & Political Extremism
2/24 | Digital Transformation
3/24 | Immigration & Techno-authoritarianism
4/28 | Possible AI Futures
