In the contemporary digital era, digital media plays a crucial role in preventing gender-based violence. Digital media platforms have evolved into powerful instruments for educating the public, increasing awareness, and igniting debates about important subjects like gender-based violence. To effectively use digital media to advance gender equality, respect, and dignity for all people, all stakeholders—including governmental bodies, non-profit organisations, the media, and citizens—must collaborate. This chapter explores the role of digital media in gender-based violence, health communication, and prevention. The chapter starts by discussing the role of social media in health communication programmes for the prevention of gender-based violence, followed by a discussion on the role of online platforms in health communication programmes for the prevention of gender-based violence because of their large audience.

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The Role of Digital Media in the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence

  • Given Mutinta

摘要

In the contemporary digital era, digital media plays a crucial role in preventing gender-based violence. Digital media platforms have evolved into powerful instruments for educating the public, increasing awareness, and igniting debates about important subjects like gender-based violence. To effectively use digital media to advance gender equality, respect, and dignity for all people, all stakeholders—including governmental bodies, non-profit organisations, the media, and citizens—must collaborate. This chapter explores the role of digital media in gender-based violence, health communication, and prevention. The chapter starts by discussing the role of social media in health communication programmes for the prevention of gender-based violence, followed by a discussion on the role of online platforms in health communication programmes for the prevention of gender-based violence because of their large audience.