Lilia Giugni
Author
Lilia Giugni is a researcher at the University of Cambridge, a feminist activist, and the co-founder and CEO of the think tank GenPol - Gender and Policy Insights.
A political scientist by training, Lilia holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Her research, writing and advocacy work cover gender-based violence, women's and LGBTQ+ rights, gender and technology, and gender inequalities in social, economic and political life.
Lilia sits in the advisory board of several...
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The Threat by Lilia Giugni
Why has the digital revolution been damaging for so many women? And what can be done about it? The Threat explores today's digital capitalism through the prism of the women who are harmed by it globally. Some of them are victimised through digital devices. Others are exploited while producing them. And some don't even have access to the Internet, but are brutally raped in wars funded by the minerals that make our tablets work. With the help of individuals' stories and interviews, activist and academic Dr Lilia Giugni explores how millions of women across the world are violated, exploited and marginalised due to processes of technological change. She unpacks the tight intersections between technology, patriarchy and capitalism - at the profit-driven society in which our digital devices are designed and built, at the patriarchal society that shapes who gets to use them and how. Above all, Lilia Giugni gives us very practical ideas to help us take back the tech: turning technology into a truly emancipatory force and a leverage to create a better and more just future for women and for all.
