The Gender and Internet Governance Exchange-Asia (gigX) hosted by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) in partnership with the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) gave me an opportunity to learn about the intersections between gender and internet governance in a simple way. Honestly, I didn’t have much knowledge about internet governance. When I joined the discussion, I secretly asked myself “what is my role as a social worker in relation to technological advances in society? Am I suitable in this new field?” Until such time, I saw myself mingling with the group of gender and women’s rights advocates from different countries, introducing myself as a social worker that has been dealing with women and children sectors for eight years.
Most of the participants in the gigX were also present during the RightsCon event in Manila. I’m so glad that the gigX was a great success. It was a great way to catch up on the activities of the participants and a good opportunity to make new friends.
While writing this blog, I realized that successes are often private, while failures are often public. Sometimes, those who are unfamiliar with the profession can be left with a one-dimensional, stereotypical view of what feminists are or what they do. Now more than ever, it has become increasingly important to tell the stories of what feminists really do online and offline.
Read the full Feminist Talk in GenderIT.org .