26/11/2025
The Hidden Scars: Why We Must End Digital Violence Against Young Women
The digital world meant for connection and empowerment is now a frontline for abuse. Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) is not just "trolling"; it is a systemic threat that uses tools like cyberstalking, non-consensual image sharing, and deepfakes to silence, shame, and intimidate young women and girls.
📌The Real-Life Impacts are Devastating:
✅Psychological Harm: Victims suffer from anxiety, depression, loss of self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress. The constant fear makes it difficult to function and learn.
✅Silencing Voices: Young women are forced to self-censor, restrict their online presence, or entirely withdraw from digital spaces, costing them educational and professional opportunities and shrinking their civic participation.
✅Escalation to Physical Danger: Online threats often spill into the physical world, leading to stalking, violence, and in the worst cases, femicide.
Stand with us! Demand that policymakers and tech companies strengthen safeguards and provide adequate resources for survivors of digital violence.
Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Dev.Zimbabwe Gender CommissionAfrican Women's Development FundParliamentof ZimbabweEmbassy of Ireland, PretoriaEU Delegation to ZimbabweNorwegian People's AidWomen and Law in Southern Africa - ZimbabweGirls and Women Empowerment Network - GWENSprout Women Empowerment TrustFemale Student Network TrustInstitute of Women Social WorkersNANGO ZimbabweZimbabwe Blind Women Trust - ZBWTPreshyvalsh Hope FoundationRural Young Women Support NetworkWomen's Prosperity GroupInstitute for Young Women DevelopmentZimbabwe Women Lawyers AssociationWomen's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence
