08/03/2023 According to the United Nations, ”our lives depend on strong technological integration: attending a course, calling loved ones, making a bank transaction, or booking a medical appointment. Everything currently goes through a digital process. However, 37% of women do … Read More
28/10/2022 Information is power! Take a look in the following slides to find everything you need to know about: 🌻the form of gender-based violence on social media, 🌻how to recognise if you produce or replicate it, and 🌻how to protect … Read More
19/10/2022 We are very glad that we participated on 5 October 2022 in the Digital Evidence Gathering Workshop organised in Berlin by the Digital Freedom Fund. Digital Freedom Fund is a funding organisation that offers litigation grants, connects partners with … Read More
06/10/2022 In collaboration with Women On Top, we decided this year to celebrate European Cybersecurity Month by focusing on women’s/femininities’ education in cyber security issues. More particularly, their presence in corresponding educational seminars/study programs is increasing, while their need for … Read More
03/10/2022 On 30 September 2022, we had the honor and pleasure to participate in the pre-event of the Internet Governance Forum-Greece focusing on “The Internet as a safe space for LGBTQIA+ people and femininities”. More particularly, we discussed whether the … Read More
22/09/2022 The University of Lausanne, in collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences for Public Service in Bavaria, Trilateral Research, the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), and Software Imagination & Vision (SIMAVI), conducted a research project, as part of … Read More
14/09/2022 Anastasia Karagianni, co-founder of DATAWO, was invited to the discussion on “Women in Tech: The importance of the presence of women in the field of Technology” which took place on Tuesday 13 September at 17:00-18:00 at the Main Stage … Read More
06/09/2022 We are very excited that we had the opportunity to actively participate in the Freedom not Fear 2022! Freedom not Fear is a meeting of activists from all over Europe who are active in the field of digital rights. … Read More
25/08/2022 We are pleased to announce our participation in Freedom not Fear 2022 which will take place next week from 2 to 5 September 2022 in Brussels! More particularly, Freedom not Fear is a meeting of activists from all over … Read More
31/07/2022 We would like to inform you that from tomorrow, 1 August 2022 until 22 August 2022 we will be away on vacation.You can refer to our website for rich informative material (we have just uploaded some of our thoughts … Read More
31/07/2022 It is true that the new Article 346 annexed to the Greek Criminal Code[1]– a legislative decision that we welcome as DATAWO- received positive reviews. However, we are concerned regarding the effectiveness and practical implementation of this article, as … Read More
16/07/2022 ”In the documentary series ”Vogue Williams Investigates”, Vogue Williams investigates issues affecting the lives of the Millennial generation. Cheap synthetic drugs online, obsessive reverence for “body beauty” and a sharp rise in body dysmorphia, gender dysphoria, where people do … Read More
08/07/2022 It is really our pleasure and we are particularly moved that Thea by Makedonia Palace magazine chose to include and highlight our activities in their latest issue (Issue 13) that was released in the last few days. We sincerely … Read More
30/06/2022 *We are terribly sorry but this article is cited only in Greek!
16/06/2022 DATAWO closes one year of establishment and operation! A year ago, on 15 June 2021, we gave the legal form of the non-profit organisation to the project we started running in November 2020, DATAWO. DATAWO is an initiative we … Read More
07/06/2022 ActionAid in collaboration with Women on Top, the Research Committee of Panteion University, the Hellenic Human Resources Management Association and DATAWO, announce the launch of the “Safe at Work” program and invite us to the inaugural event, where the … Read More
24/05/2022 Last week, on 17 May it was the World Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Amphiphobia and Transphobia. This Day aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBTQI+ rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBTQI+ rights work worldwide. More … Read More
14/05/2022 Sxeual orientation can be defined as a person’s identity in relation to the gender or genders to which they are sexually attracted. Besides sexual attraction to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or … Read More
07/05/2022 All over the world, people are being attacked for who they love, how they dress and ultimately for who they are. In many countries, being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBTQI+) means living with daily discrimination. This distinction could be … Read More
01/05/2022 We had the great pleasure of participating in the e-trafficking training seminar organized by Free2Link on 13,14 ανδ 15 April. Following the successful implementation of Free2Link (F2L) trainings on e-trafficking last November, the F2L team organizes a second round of trainings for frontline professionals of Greece. … Read More
26/04/2022 We wish you a happy, heartwarming springtime! We wish light to fill your hearts. We are here for you! ©DATAWO
21/04/2022 During the last two weeks, DATAWO has participated in two surveys about mapping the legal challenges set on gender equality by cyber crimes, such as by online image-based sexual abuse, commonly known as revenge porn. The first survey is … Read More
13/04/2022 On 5 April 2022 DATAWO had the special honor and pleasure to participate in the third interactive workshop within the ELSA Study Group – Gender Challenges in Criminal Law. The workshop was held live in compliance with all health … Read More
12/04/2022 On 29 March 2022, Anastasia Karagianni, co-founder of DATAWO, participated in the event “Women in Tech Greece” organised by the National Network of Technology and Research Infrastructures (EDYTE SA – GRNET S.A.), a body of the Ministry of Digital … Read More
07/04/2022 Women On Top, in the context of its effort to systematically investigate the situation of gender equality in the Greek labor market, conducts research in collaboration with DATAWO to capture the effects of digitisation of the working environments on … Read More
21/03/2022 ”Gender equality in Greece is quite degraded, this is especially evident if we compare the situation in Greece with that in other European countries. This is also proven by the EU gender equality index for 2021, in the list … Read More
18/03/2022 We are very excited that we participated in the Mozilla Festival* 2022 last week, in the group of civil society actors with the project ‘’A feminist dictionary in AI’’. This project is a part of MozFest Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence … Read More
14/03/2022 *We are terribly sorry, but this article is cited only in Greek!
09/03/2022 The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, was “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”, recognising the contribution of women and girls around the world, who lead the way to adapt to climate … Read More
21/02/2022 Freedom of speech is protected by Art. 10 of the ECHR. However, although a fundamental human right, it is not absolute right. When it is in conflict with other rights, such as human dignity, life, etc., it is not … Read More
14/02/2022 We warmly thank the Headteacher and the Educators’ Association of the 5th General High School of Veria for the invitation and for the opportunity they gave us to make real one of our purposes, to inform students and educators … Read More
07/02/2022 On 4 February 2022 we were invited to talk to the students of the Ellinogalliki Scholi Jeanne d’ Arc about the forms of gender- based violence in the digital era, as well as the ways of prevention and protection … Read More
03/02/2022 In light of 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we published a questionnaire in order to collect statistics as part of our (quantitative and qualitative) research on gender-based violence in the digital age. … Read More
24/01/2022 Many thanks to the Sunday edition of “Macedonia” newspaper and specifically to Violeta Fotiadi for the fruitful discussion we had about gender-based violence in the digital age on the occasion of current news. If you want to learn more … Read More
19/01/2022 During the last two weeks, DATAWO visited schools, in order to inform and raise the awareness both in students of B ‘and C’ High School, and educators about the forms of gender-based violence in the digital age, the legal … Read More
23/12/2021 DATAWO wishes you happy holidays and a happy new year! We will fight for a year without violence and discrimination, with more equality, humanity and love! Thank you for the support you showed us and for a better 2022 … Read More
21/12/2021 Last week on 15 and 16 December 2021, the Female Code Lab took place, which was co-organised by us (DATAWO) and Greek Women in STEM, Greek Girls Code and Girls In Tech – Greece, and was successfully completed! We … Read More
17/12/2021 On 14 December 2021 the European Parliament has called for stricter measures to eliminate violence against women online. The resolution, drafted on the initiative of Greek MEP Eliza Vozemberg and voted in favor, urges the Commission to include in … Read More
14/12/2021 Yesterday, on 13 December 2021 at 18:00 GMT Athens time, we had the honor to participate in the third seminar of the new ReWoman initiative undertaken by Lambrakis Foundation. This series of seminars is addresses at women of all … Read More
08/12/2021 This week was hectic and DATAWO was there to provide you with a digital-rights update! What happened this week… The Athens Roundtable Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law ©The Athens Roundtable Artificial Intelligence The third edition of the … Read More
02/12/2021 We warmly thank GEA and the Municipality of Thessaloniki for the invitation to the event “The faces of violence.”, which took place at the History Center of Thessaloniki on Friday 26 November 2021. DATAWO talked about gender-based violence online … Read More
25/11/2021 As part of the gender-based violence phenomenon, the UN is running an awareness-raising campaign on this issue for 16 days of activism, from 25 November to 10 December, the World Human Rights Day. The dimensions of the phenomenon of … Read More
23/11/2021 In light of 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we are publishing this questionnaire in order to collect statistics as part of our (quantitative and qualitative) research on gender-based violence in the digital … Read More
19/11/2021 *We are terribly sorry, but this article is cited only in Greek!
12/11/2021 The Female Code Lab is a feminist workshop about programming and coding addressed to all women/feminities (*over 18 years old) interested in “sharpening” their digital skills by learning Python and R programming languages. Female Code Lab will take place … Read More
11/11/2021 The Internet Governance Forum returns to Greece and will take place on 13-14 November 2021 in Athens! The first time that the World Forum on Internet Governance took place was in 2006 in Athens and since then it has … Read More
06/11/2021 Since last two weeks, we are excited that we can watch the episodes of the documentary series entitled “Dangerous” (or #Epikindynes) shown on ERT2 and Ertflix directed by Gevi Dimitrakopoulou, edited by Sofia Eftychiadou and Anna Routsi, and produced … Read More
20/10/2021 October has been regarded as the European Cyber Security Month by the European Cyber Security Agency (ENISA) and the European Commission. In this context, campaigns are organised throughout the month in all Member States of the European Union to … Read More
15/10/2021 Besides facial recognition, use of biometric data is used and in Voice Personal Assistants. The majority of Voice Personal Assistants are either exclusively female or female by default[1], such as Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana, Apple’s Siri, and the Google … Read More
09/10/2021 This week was very hectic, since many conferences about EU non- discrimination law and AI took place! All the discussions were very fruitfull and we have so much feedback to reflect on! “Recently, the European Commission has promoted several … Read More
28/09/2021 From 20 to 22 September NoBIAS Summer School was held virtually and DATAWO was there to attend it. The focus this year was given on AI and ethics, such as on the concept of fairness and justice. Among the … Read More
24/09/2021 On 14 September in the case of Volodina v. Russia (no. 2) (application no. 40419/19) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private life) of the European … Read More
21/09/2021 On Thursday 16 September 2021 the Members of the European Parliament adopted by 427 votes in favour, 119 against, and 140 abstentions, a legislative initiative demanding targeted legislation and policies to address all forms of violence and discrimination based … Read More
03/09/2021 We are thrilled to announce that we participate in the MozFest TAI Working Group, with the project ”A feminist dictionary in AI”. In this project, we will create a reference for desinging gender-inclusive algorithms. The dictionary will help AI … Read More
01/09/2021 On 27 August 2021 we participated in the first feminist camp of Φylis AUTh making a presentation on digital feminism. Φylis AUTh, the Student Association for Gender and Equality (ΦΥΛ.ΙΣ.) is an independent non-profit association without party or financial … Read More
23/08/2021 On 16 August 2021, the comments we submitted on the “National Action Plan for Gender Equality 2021 – 2025” published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs were published, which can be found posted here, as well as … Read More
16/07/2021 On June 16 2021, our first online event on “Gender-based violence in the digital era” was successfully held. Many civil society organisations participated in the panel discussion, such as the Safer Internet 4 kids of FORTH, Women on Top, … Read More
15/07/2021 Yesterday, on July 14 2021, our second online event on “Algorithmic Prejudices and Gender” was successfully completed. We are incredibly grateful that the renowned speakers participated in the panel discussion and shared their knowledge and experience in the field. … Read More
12/07/2021 In the last decade, the intensive use of the internet and the birth of social media have changed forever the way we communicate and express ourselves, becoming, among other things, tools for the promotion of feminist ideas, while providing … Read More
05/07/2021 Nowadays, many institutions and organisations both in the public and private sector make decisions based on artificial intelligence (AI) systems using machine learning, whereby a series of algorithms takes and learns from massive amounts of data to find patterns … Read More
17/06/2021 We would like to thank once again all those who participated and those who attended yesterday, on 16.06.2021, our first online event on “Gender-based violence in the digital era”. We hope that we have achieved our goal, to get … Read More
15/06/2021 We would like to warmly thank Parallaximag and Myrto Tula for their interest in our action and support. If you want to know more about our action, the values that inspire it, our view on gender equality in the … Read More
13/06/2021 Posting pictures with sexual content of someone on the Internet without the consent or permission of the person being photographed / videotaped is a form of image-based sexual abuse known as “non-consensual pornography” or “revenge porn”. Article 17 of … Read More
07/06/2021 Nowadays, many institutions and organisations both in the public and private sector make decisions based on artificial intelligence (AI) systems using machine learning, whereby a series of algorithms takes and learns from massive amounts of data to find patterns … Read More
04/06/2021 4 June 2021 is online action day #cancelpicorg. We are participating in the #MenoumeEnergoi campaign together with other feminist collectives to close now the page that distributes revenge porn and personal material of women without their consent. We stand … Read More
31/05/2021 As technology is being rapidly developed, we have realised that the stereotypes of the patriarchal society in which we live are also replicated in the digital world, which is dominated and programmed mainly by men. For this reason, we … Read More
28/05/2021 The Center for European Legal Culture of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in collaboration with the Region of Central Macedonia, the Municipality of Thessaloniki, the Bar Association of Thessaloniki (DSTH), Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and the National … Read More
Hello girls!!! It will take you two minutes to take a look at the following instructions for our safe internet browsing! These are instructions that we may take for granted, nevertheless it is observed that we do not always follow … Read More
17/05/2021 May 17th is a day of pride. From 1948 to 1990, homosexuality was registered by the World Health Organisation in mental illness. On 17 May 1990, its general assembly, in a resolution, stressed that “homosexuality is not a mental … Read More
12/05/2021 Yesterday, on 11 May 2021, DATAWO attended the Inclusivity Lounge online at Delfi Economic Forum 2021. The Inclusivity Lounge online is organised by Women On Top, with the support of the US Embassy in Athens, under the auspices of … Read More
By Anastasia Karagianni* 29/04/2021 Word, spoken or written, is for human beings the means of communication and the timeless binding of their thought, knowledge, experience and creativity [1], capturing historical and cultural features. Through the language, meanings, the structures and … Read More
23/04/2021 Yesterday, on 22 April 2021, we attended the Conference “Civil Society in Greece – Positions and Developments” organised by the A.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation and HIGGS. Among those discussed were: (i) the way in which non-profit organisations, as well … Read More
19/04/2021 One problematic issue around gender equality in the digital space and specifically in the field of Αrtificial Ιntelligence is algorithmic bias. As we have emphasised several times, the digital space is nothing more than a reflection of the society … Read More
10/4/2021 With anxiety and confidence to the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate of the Hellenic Republic, we keep a close eye to the case of cyber-bullying and sexual harassment against the employees and supporters of The Press Project magazine. *The content in … Read More
16/04/2021 On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, we attended with interest the scientific webinar ”Claiming reasonable and appropriate compensation for victims of sexual violence: practical application, recommendations, good practices bestätigung” organised by the ”Union of Women Associations of Heraklion Prefecture”. The … Read More
13/04/2021 According to David Wood, ”geography concerns itself with the Earth’s atmosphere and physical surface, including how humans affect those things and, in turn, are affected by them. So, humans are right there in the definition, being part of the … Read More
05/04/2021 DATAWO had the great pleasure of participating from 8 – 19 March 2021 in Mozilla Festival 2021, organised by Mozilla, a global non – profit organisation dedicated to keeping the Internet as a global public resource that is open … Read More
01/04/2021 Are you sure where your photo or video with will end up when you share it via electronic means and Internet even with people you trust? Watch an interesting video published by the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate about Sexting. *There … Read More
29/03/2021 DATAWO is actively participating in the Womentors empowerment program that is implemented under the Active citizens fund Greece program by the Ίδρυμα Λαμπράκη – Lambrakis Foundation and the organization Mission “ANTHROPOS”. The design of the project is based on … Read More
26/03/2021 ActionAid Hellas Organisation in collaboration with Women On Top have taken the initiative of providing legal counseling free-of-charge to women who have experienced sexual harassment at work.Due to the pandemic, the working environment has also been transformed into a … Read More
23/03/2021 Do you have the control over your social media accounts?The following video released by the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate of Hellenic Republic makes us remember or be aware of how to use social media safely.Prevention is highly important!Use social media … Read More
By Domna Kanari* 19/03/2021 Data is power and the way it is visualised reflects this power as well. However, feminism in data science is an interdisciplinary approach, so that the dynamics of power can be revealed. Social geography is a … Read More
17/03/2021 We welcome the 65th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65), the largest annual meetings of United Nations on gender equality and women’s empowerment, that is held from 15 to 26 March with the … Read More
12/03/2021 What is stalking, what is the profile of the stalkers and what are the effects on the victim? You can read the article* entitled “Ξέρατε ότι το stalking αποτελεί πλέον και στη χώρα μας ποινικό αδίκημα;”* by Evi Kaloutsou … Read More
08/03/2021 Women do not celebrate on 8 March, so do not offer them flowers. Women on 8 March are fighting! Fight for equal rights with them! This is a battle that lasts 365 days a year. It is the struggle … Read More
05/03/2021 As an organisation that defends the rights of women online and in the digital world, we welcome the launch of a website on issues of gender-based violence by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Hellenic Republic … Read More
02/03/2021 “The Iceberg” reveals the origins of sexism and hegemonic masculinity and makes us understand how easily the digital world borrows and reflects the stereotypes of the ”real” world that prevail in the Greek society. “The Iceberg” is an independent … Read More
*The article will be translated soon in English*
By Anastasia Karagianni* 27/01/2021 From ”The Suppliants” of Aeschylus to Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein’s book ”Data Feminism”, the status of women in society may have improved significantly, but the question of gender equality remains. After a brief historical … Read More
