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February 9, 2025


Technology-Facilitated Gender Violence

GIWPS report explores TFGBV

SXSW Documentary 'Another Body'


States News

Court rules 2023 Child Victims Act Constitutional

Head Start child care funds stopped

NJ now tracking rape kits

Texas eroding human rights and liberties



Global News

Overview of Trump actions on global health

WPS conflict tracker

Hundreds of women raped and burned in Goma prison

Global TFGBV


GIWPS Institute Targets TFGBV


GIWPS reports that women have reported experiencing TFGBV-including instances of cyber-harassment and stalking, doxxing, and imaged-based sexual abuse. These experiences threaten and hinder women's participation in peace and politics.


To protect against these abuses, the institute is adapting existing programs and initiating new programs to address the digital dimensions of gender-based violence. The organization's report highlights four key findings and recommends actions stakeholders can take to protect against TFGBV.

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

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States News


SPVA State Prevention Policy Scoreboard and Map, an interactive tool that evaluates the effectiveness of sexual violence prevention policies across the U S SVPA


Statewide tracking of rape kits now required by law in New Jersey NewJerseyMonitor


Gov Dunleavy proposes bill to streamline Alaska sexual assault kit tracking system AlaskaBeacon


SC Legislature again breaks precedent, rejects lone York County judicial candidate SCDailyGazette


Virginia moves to protect economy from federal workforce crisis VirginiaMercury


Foster child death linked to state-contracted home prompts criminal investigation TexasTribune


Court rules 2023 Child Victims Act is constitutional MarylandMatters


Head Start child care funds stop for some providers, leaving them hanging WisconsinExaminer


Head Start funding freeze: The panic was the point WisconsinExaminer


Microplastics are in fetal tissues of Alaska spotted seals, new research finds AlaskaBeacon


On voting rights, eight legal battles to watch in 2025 OhioCapJournal


How Texas is eroding human rights, free expression and civil liberties TheConversation



Global News


Overview of President Trump's executive actions on global health KFF


Infrastructure, cities and global health diplomacy ThinkGlobalHealth


Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker GIWPS


Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire TheGuardian


The UN lists hundreds of paternity claims against peacekeepers PassBlue


'One of the most profound humanitarian crisis of our time'- How Ukrainian women support one another after three years of Russia's full-scale war UNWomen

For Your Information

Exploring the link between gender and democracy. The purse, the pen and the podium; state stories; resources. This toolkit offers talking points and other engagement strategies.

BirnbaumWomensLeadershipCenter/NYU


SXSW documentary 'Another Body' follows American college student Taylor's search for answers and justice after she discovers deepfake pornography of herself circulating online AnotherBody


What Trump's trade war would mean in 9 charts CFR


Rural America under the Trump Administration DailyYonder


An oligarchy expert answers questions about wealth and empowerment Inequality


After teasing border security rollback, Texas plunges in deeper TexasTribune


A guide to US federal agencies and their impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights Guttmacher


Nature and climate at Davos 2025: Key takeaways Weforum


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