With great success, the “Symposium on the Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence and Harassment on and off the Internet” was held on Thursday 18 January 2024 at Serafio, with the participation of more than 100 people.
The symposium highlighted the intensity of the phenomenon and the importance of cooperation and public dialogue for preventing and combating sexual violence and harassment. There were presented the findings of the research conducted in the project, bringing out the challenges, successful practices and policy recommendations that can lead to conscious social alliances to improve the social and political reality when it comes to sexual violence and harassment.
The symposium was not only an opportunity for raising awareness, but also an excellent networking event, providing opportunities for interaction between the public and stakeholders.
The enthusiastic response is a motivation for us to continue our efforts to eradicate gender-based violence.
The action of PRESS
After two years of successful actions, the PRESS project, coordinated by the Diotima Centre and the Department of Communication & Media of the University of Athens and Genderhood as partners, has been completed!
PRESS in numbers:
| – 61 survivors of sexual violence and harassment received psychosocial support & 60 legal aid from the Diotima Centre. – 447 people, aged 16 and over, participated in 28 empowerment workshops and awareness-raising activities on sexual (online) harassment and violence by Diotima Centre and Genderhood. – 268 mental health professionals, psychologists, social workers, teachers, lawyers and journalists participated in two and three-day training activities by the Diotima Centre, Genderhood, the Department of Communication and Media of the University of Athens. |
Campaigns
Cyber Violence Exists
#you_bother_me
Research
- Bibliographic research on sexual harassment and cyber gender-based violence
Diotima Centre and UOA, Department of Communication and Media
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- Mapping the current situation regarding the representation of sexual harassment and violence in the Greek media
UOA, Department of Communication and Media
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Advocacy actions
- Guide of good practices and prevention activities focusing on consent, for field professionals
Diotima Centre and Genderhood, February 2023
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- Advocacy document for media carriers, media stakeholders and institutional carriers (only in Greek)
UOA Department of Communication and Media, May 2023
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- Guide for gender-sensitive reporting on (cyber) sexual harassment and violence (only in Greek)
UOA Department of Communication and Media, July 2023
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- Advocacy paper for policy makers (only in Greek)
Genderhood, July 2023
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- Policy and legal brief on cyber gender-based violence
Diotima Centre, November 2023
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**The PRESS project is implemented under the CERV Project Grants with EU funding. The coordinating organisation is the Diotima Centre and the partners are the Department of Communication and Media of the University of Athens and Genderhood.
