Finance Minister Nicola Willis and NZ mayors raise concerns about gendered online abuse, emphasizing its impact on women's public role participation and violence normalization.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis, along with several NZ mayors, have raised concerns about gendered online abuse, highlighting its risk to women's participation in public roles and contributing to the normalisation of violence against women. Willis emphasizes the need to make online abuse socially unacceptable, urging people to report abusive posts on social media. Netsafe is working with the Ministry for Women on a toolkit for workplaces supporting women in leadership roles, including for local council candidates.

August 21, 2024
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