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Self-determined presentation on the Internet: Tips and workshops for girls on everything to do with online life
Vienna (OTS) – Always online. Always available. A life without a smartphone, tablet and online services like Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp is difficult to imagine for many of us. The internet has changed our lives a lot. Digitization brings a lot of positive things, but it also has downsides – such as sexism or hate on the internet.
For World Girls’ Day on October 11th, the City of Vienna’s women’s service is publishing a new brochure “Girls on the Net II – A Guide to Self-Determined Online Identity”. As a continuation of the brochure “Girls on the Net”, this time it is again about the topic of the Internet and how girls can design their online identity safely and independently.
“We all spend more and more time online. This holds many opportunities for young women, but also dangers. It is important that girls and young women are supported when they are confronted with online hatred, bodyshaming or cyberbullying. We want to encourage girls and young women to be self-determined when traveling online. The new brochure helps girls do this, ”says Vice Mayor and City Councilor for Women Kathrin Gaál. And: “Especially on World Girls’ Day, it is important to encourage girls to strengthen their self-confidence. Girls should be able to live safely and independently in our city – whether at school, in everyday life or on the Internet. The message is: trust yourself to do everything. The world belongs to girls! ”Says Gaál.
The new brochure focuses on online identity, which is part of everyday life for many girls and young women and accompanies three friends who are active on social media through their everyday lives. Bodyshaming, their own self-image online, data security and grooming (targeted contact between adults and minors) occupy the protagonists in their online lives, among other things.
The brochure can be ordered free of charge from Frauenservice Wien or is online at www.frauen.wien.at ready for download.
Free girls’ workshops also online – register now for 8/11!
The popular “DigiGirlPower Workshops” of the Vienna Women’s Service are now also available online. In the workshops girls are empowered and worked with them on the issues of equality and their rights. The workshops are aimed at girls between 14 and 22 years of age and – due to the Covid 19 pandemic – can now also be held online. Information and bookings for the workshops at [email protected] or at 01 / 4000-83515. Groups of girls can register privately or organized through the school.
For single girls who would like to take part in a workshop, the women’s service is offering an online workshop on November 8, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please register by November 4. at [email protected] or at 01 / 4000-83515.
A sign for girls’ rights
In Vienna, too, the bridges and other structures shine in pink again on World Girls’ Day, setting a clear signal for the rights of girls. The international campaign by plan international aims to draw attention to the existing discrimination against girls around the world. / Enough
Inquiries & contact:
Gerda Mackerle
Media spokeswoman for councilor for women and housing, Kathrin Gaál
Tel.: 0676 8118 81983
Email: gerda.mackerle@wien.gv.at
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