Our PhD student Luise Koch led one of the six working rooms at the “Gender Innovation Camp” hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Berlin. During the two-day event, Luise involved stakeholders and civil society to discuss support solutions for politically active women who face online gender-based violence. The inclusion of these key figures turned out to be crucial and resulted in the concretization of the idea of a low-tech online platform. The proposed “Plug-In Solidarity” innovation idea aims at offering networking opportunities for women who have experienced online hate and disseminating information such as successful practices or reliable coping methods. The idea was awarded a one-year follow-up support from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

More information about the overarching project aiming at detecting, understanding and mitigating online misogyny against politically active women can be found on the project website.