Shows
The Documentary PodcastWhose Truth?: Online women hatersAttacked on social media - how Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa came under fire for doing her job as a journalist in the Philippines, covering the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. She talks to Babita Sharma about the fight to stop social media being used to spread lies and hate against powerful women. Babita also speaks to two female digital pioneers. Lucina Di Meco is the co-founder of the California-based group She Persisted, which addresses the digital threat faced by women in politics. Audrey Pe is founder of the non-profit organisation WiTech, which aims to inspire young people to use...2024-06-0517 min
VeramenteDisinformazione, sostantivo femminileVi potrà sembrare casuale la diffusione online di notizie false, satiriche o fuori contesto che riguardano personaggi femminili della vita pubblica italiana ed internazionale che si spendono per cause come la tutela dell’ambiente o la lotta alle discriminazioni. In realtà esiste un tipo specifico di disinformazione, detto di genere, che mette le donne nel mirino. Ne abbiamo parlato con Lucina Di Meco, esperta internazionale di disinformazione di genere. Scriveteci all’indirizzo segnalazioni@facta.news o segnalateci le notizie che volete verificare al numero 3421829843.Seguiteci sul nostro sito Facta.news, sui nostri profili Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Telegram e TikT...2023-11-1017 min
Our Voices, Our Choices (deutsch)Wie geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt im Netz unsere Demokratie schwächt (2/3)
Als Annalena Baerbock verkündet hatte, sie würde für das Kanzleramt kandidieren, ging es los: Gefälschte Zitate und manipulierte Fotos von ihr kursierten im Netz. Politiker*innen und Frauen in hohen Führungspositionen sind im Netz mit besonders aggressiver geschlechtsspezifischer Desinformation und Hetze konfrontiert. Geschlechtsspezifische Desinformation ist ein Angriff auch auf unsere Demokratie, sagt Lucina di Meco. Sie hat die Organisation „She persisted“ mitgegründet. „She persisted“ arbeitet auf drei Ebenen: Die Organisation forscht, sie unterstützt Frauen in Machtpositionen mit Trainingsprogrammen und sie setzt sich für eine bessere Regulierung der Plattformen ein. In diesem Podcast beschrei...2023-07-1016 min
Alle Podcasts und Audiofiles der Heinrich-Böll-StiftungWie geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt im Netz unsere Demokratie schwächt (2/3)Als Annalena Baerbock verkündet hatte, sie würde für das Kanzleramt kandidieren, ging es los: Gefälschte Zitate und manipulierte Fotos von ihr kursierten im Netz. Politiker*innen und Frauen in hohen Führungspositionen sind im Netz mit besonders aggressiver geschlechtsspezifischer Desinformation und Hetze konfrontiert. Geschlechtsspezifische Desinformation ist ein Angriff auch auf unsere Demokratie, sagt Lucina di Meco. Sie hat die Organisation „She persisted“ mitgegründet. „She persisted“ arbeitet auf drei Ebenen: Die Organisation forscht, sie unterstützt Frauen in Machtpositionen mit Trainingsprogrammen und sie setzt sich für eine bessere Regulierung der Plattformen ein. In diesem Podcast beschreibt Lucin...2023-07-1016 min
ODIL Le Podcast[QUÉBEC/FRANCE] La désinformation genréeDans cet épisode, nous explorons le phénomène de la désinformation genrée et son impact sur notre société. Comment la propagation de fausses informations et la manipulation des stéréotypes de genre peuvent influencer nos perceptions et renforcer des clichés préjudiciables ? Pourquoi les femmes sont-elles davantage victimes que les homme de désinformation en santé ? Comment éviter les biais de genre inconscients ?Invitées :Marie Lamensch - coordinatrice de projet au MIGS, (Institut montréalais d’études sur le génocide et les droits de la personne), de l'Université Concord...2023-07-1029 min
Human Rights TalksBreaking Down Online Hate & Violence Against WomenDescription: This episode is a recording of a roundtable event organized as part of the Digital Peace Project Series and aims to unpack violence against women online & discuss tangible solutions to making online environments more equitable. Feat. Lucina Di Meco ( #ShePersisted ) Annabel Ashalley-Anthony (Melanin Gamers) Supriya Dwivedi (Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy), Bridget Todd (Podcast host 'There are No Girls on the Internet') and Catherine McKenna, (Climate & Nature Solutions).
2023-07-0549 min
Bloomberg UK PoliticsStormont's Big BrakeWill the new EU-UK deal on trading rules for Northern Ireland be enough for the DUP to rejoin power-sharing in Stormont? Lizzy Burden has the latest from Westminster. SDLP MP for Belfast South, Claire Hanna, tells Bloomberg's Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts that she welcomes the agreement, but is worried the 'Stormont Brake' mechanism could create uncertainty for investors. Also in the show: we discuss a new study on the harassment of female politicians online with Lucina Di Meco of the advocacy group #ShePersisted. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-02-2823 min
Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. NancyLucina Di Meco-Gender Disinformation--a Threat to Women Becoming LeadersLucina Di Meco describes how #She-Persisted works to stop social media attacks against women leaders. False claims and targeted threats prevent young woman running for political office and threaten the safety of those in the spotlight. She calls it a threat to democracy and free speech. In fact there is no free speech for these targeted women. We can all help. Lucina explains how.2022-07-1230 min
The Looking GlassGender DisinformationThis episode of The Looking Glass dives into the understudied field of Gender Disinformation. It explores how disinformation operations conducted against women are inherently different than their male counterparts. This episode combines the subjects of the last two SAIS Review issues, "Who Runs the World: A Look at Gender in International Affairs" and "Conflict in the Fifth Domain", which focuses on cybersecurity. Join us as guests Lucina Di Meco and Kristina Wilfore from #she-persisted, the only global initiative dedicated to tackling gender disinformation against women in politics, discuss what gender disinformation is, examine case studies, and reflect o...2022-03-2525 min
Breaking GlassSocial media, politics, and gendered disinformationKristina Wilfore and Lucina Di Meco are global experts and passionate advocates for women’s digital rights. With more than 800 million people using the internet as a primary source of information, these ladies are critically concerned about the number of intentional and fraudulent attacks against female politicians and journalists online. The rise of gendered disinformation to undermine women in leadership and deter women from running for political office is pervasive. Kristina and Lucina reflect on individual and social consequences of these strategic digital attacks on women, how they're working to bring public awareness with their inititiave, #ShePersisted, and why so...2021-06-1633 minHuman Rights TalksReport Launch - Canadian Women Leaders' Digital Defence InitiativeWith support from the Department of Heritage’s Digital Citizens Contribution Program, MIGS launched the Canadian Women Leaders' Digital Defence Initiative in January 2021 to highlight online harassment of female journalists and politicians in Canada, and its impacts on democracy.
With the launch of the "Canadian Women Leaders' Digital Defence Initiative" report. we highlighted the problem on online abuse targeting Canadian women and recommendations on how to confront these online harms.
Speakers
- Dr. Julie Posetti – Global Director of Research, International Center for Journalists
- Lucina Di Meco - Co-Founder - #ShePersisted
2021-06-0458 min
Letters to ItalyEp. 3 - Lucina Di Meco, Gender Equality Expert and Women's Rights AdvocateThe third episode of "Letters to Italy" features Lucina Di Meco, gender expert and women’s rights advocate. She is the author of #ShePersisted. Women, Politics & Power in the New Media World, and serves as the Senior Director of Girls’ Education & Gender Equality at "Room to Read." She grew up in Liguria, and has lived in the USA since 2007, and in the Bay Area for the last five years.While in Episode 2, Valentina Imbeni told us about the efforts to keep a local school open during the pandemic, Lucina Di Meco speak...2021-05-2819 minHuman Rights TalksAI & COVID19 Disinformation Interview Series: Lucina Di Meco, She Persisted
This interview series is part of the "Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence and Freedom of Expression" (SAIFE) project by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. In this episode, MIGS' Executive Director Kyle Matthews interviews Lucina Di Meco of She Persisted
2021-03-0414 min
Democratically: 2020Kamala!In the week Joe Biden announced California Senator Kamala Harris as his chosen running mate, Karin shares her feelings about the pick (unexpectedly excited!) and talks to Lucina Di Meco, a researcher leading the She Persisted Inititiative, about the special challenges of running as a woman in national politics.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/democratically/message2020-08-1431 min
SHE LEADSInterview with Lucina Di Meco. About the cyberbullying practices against high profile public women.Unfortunately, the response to advances in equality between women and men has not always been supportive or encouraging.
Many women in high profile public roles, such as women politicians, human rights defenders, and journalists, are the targets of disproportionate threats, harassment, assaults, and violence that have significant gender dimensions.
Today, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the profile of some women while, at the same time increasing sexist attacks, particularly on a personal level.
What effects does gender-based harassment have on women leaders? What are the specific challenges to women that co...2020-07-0916 min
SHE LEADSEntrevista con Lucina Di Meco. Sobre el ciberacoso a las mujeres de alto perfil público.Lamentablemente, al avance de las mujeres no siempre hay una respuesta de apoyo y estímulo.
Numerosas mujeres que mantienen un alto perfil público, como las mujeres políticas, las defensoras de derechos humanos y las periodistas, son blanco de amenazas, hostigamiento, agresiones y violencias desproporcionadas que adquieren connotaciones de género.
¿Qué afectaciones tiene el hostigamiento y el ciberacoso hacia las mujeres líderes? ¿Cuáles son los desafíos específicos que tienen que vencer las mujeres que sufren el rechazo hacia sus liderazgos?
Lucina Di Meco comparte algunos de los principal...2020-07-0920 min
Vital Voices PodcastVoices of Resilience: LIVE Panel Discussion on Women, Media and PoliticsTune in for this discussion moderated by Alyse Nelson on media bias and online violence against women in politics, featuring: Lucina Di Meco, Wilson Center Fellow; Soraya Chemaly, Women's Media Center; Moira Whelan, Blue Dot Strategies and more. Note: this previously-recorded conversation was taped in the fall of 2019 To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org. Invest in women, improve the world. Executive Producer: Lizzie Kubo Kirschenbaum. Editor and Assistant Producer: Christi Owiye. Host: Alyse Nelson. Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod...2020-05-281h 25
Vital Voices PodcastWomen, Politics and Power: Lucina Di Meco on Media Coverage of Women in PoliticsVital Voices President and CEO Alyse Nelson sat down with Lucina Di Meco, Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and Senior Director for Girls' Education and Gender Equality at Room to Read - an international non profit that focuses on literacy and gender equality through education in low income communities around the world. Lucina's report, available here, explores how traditional and social media treats women in politics, and was produced after interviews with 88 women leaders in 30 countries across politics, journalism, television, civil society, academia, technology and social media.2019-11-1913 min