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Bytes of Resistance Pocketbook

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Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) is a modern manifestation of long-standing structural inequalities, using digital platforms to reinforce existing power dynamics that limit who can safely occupy public spaces and who has the freedom to organize, lead, and simply exist.

The Bytes of Resistance Pocketbook responds to a growing need for accessible, feminist-informed knowledge and practical tools to prevent, detect, and respond to TFGBV while sustaining safety and collective care. Drawing on global evidence and as learning generated through COFEM and UN Women’s Knowledge as Resistance: Learning and Dialogue Labs on Ending Violence against Women and Girls series, this Pocketbook supports feminist advocates in strengthening digital safety, advancing accountability, and harnessing technology for social change.

The Bytes of Resistance Pocketbook is a series of tipsheets designed for feminist activists and women’s rights organizations who need practical tools to navigate and resist TFGBV, and policymakers and institutional actors who have the authority and obligation to create the legal, regulatory, and financial conditions under which these harms can be prevented and addressed.

Watch the launch and download the Bytes of Resistance Pocketbook tipsheets below.

Download Individual Tip Sheets:

Introduction to Bytes of Resistance

Practical tools to prevent, detect, and respond to TFGBV while sustaining safety and collective care.

Tip Sheet 1: Digital Safety

Understand digital violence as a political issue, how to assess risk, implement practical protections and strengthen collective security.

Tip Sheet 2: Addressing TFGBV Against Women Politicians

Evidence-informed, movement-inspired strategies to strengthen collective action to support women politicians.

Tip Sheet 3: Leveraging Tech for Rest, Resistance, and Joy

Making room for rest, connection, and imagination in our work to end online violence.

Policy Brief: Strengthening Democratic Governance and Accountability

For policymakers and accountable institutions.