So much of our world has moved online. What is encompassed is not only jobs but workplaces, not only studies but classrooms.
In Plan's #FreeToBeOnline study, "24 per cent, about one in four girls, who have been harassed [online] are left feeling physically unsafe."
I had the privilege of working for Plan International Canada and am so proud of what they have done over the years, and grateful for what they are doing today. Their #FreeToBeOnline campaign is particularly relevant in the current situation, and research pertaining to it eye-opening. The link below has more information if you would like to read about it:
https://plan-international.org/publications/freetobeonline
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This is a subject close to my heart.
Something I always wanted to thank my post-secondary school, Seneca College, is for feeling safe on campus. This was not something I had ever actually felt in school until I attended Newnham.
However, my classrooms are not at Newnham campus anymore. Online there is no security desk, there are no professors you know passing in the hallways, and anybody can start talking to you without anybody else seeing.
Everybody who is online needs to be on guard. Please make it clear that just as it is not acceptable to make someone feel unsafe in person, it's not ok to do it online, either.
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