Programme

Draft programme

All organisations and speakers are TBC

10:00-10:05 | Welcome by the FRRL Group President

• José Antonio Moreno Díaz, FRRL Group President

10:05-10:30 | Opening

Academic

On the realities of online misogyny and gender-based cyberviolence: implications for women's rights, democratic participation and safety online.

Q&A

10:30-11:30 | Panel 1: Understanding and responding to gender-based cyberviolence

Objective: Exploring the scale and impact of gender-based cyberviolence, examining the experiences of victims, and discussing existing support, reporting and accountability mechanisms.

Guiding question: What happens when women become targets of gender-based cyberviolence and what responses are currently available to support victims and hold perpetrators accountable?

• European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
• Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE)
• European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
• National authority

Q&A

11:30-11:45 | Coffee break

11:45-12:45 | Panel 2: Strengthening the European response

Objective: Discussing how EU institutions, platforms and civil society can strengthen prevention, protection and accountability.

Guiding question: How can governments, platforms and civil society strengthen efforts to combat gender-based cyberviolence?

• Council of the European Union
• European Commission
• An online platform
• European Women's Lobby (EWL)
• Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe (CDT Europe)

Q&A

12:45-13:00 | Conclusions by the FRRL Group President

• José Antonio Moreno Díaz, FRRL Group President