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Women in tech

Charity startup GiveTree apologises for founder’s misogyny on LinkedIn

- November 7, 2023 5 MIN READ

Venture capital investor Elaine Stead is among several women in the startup sector subjected to “a barrage of abusive, sexually harassing and vile comments” on LinkedIn by the founder of charitable startup GiveTree, with the company involved issuing an apology. Sam Joel, founder of the cryptocurrency and NFT-focused GiveTree subsequently had his comments, made on… Read more »

Women in tech

Abuse against women online is at epidemic levels – and there are key factors that make it even worse

- June 3, 2022 4 MIN READ

Women online suffer a disproportionate amount of harm and abuse, but it isn’t all based on their gender. This “cyber violence” is also shaped by a range of other intersecting factors such as race, religion, class, caste and disability. Our ongoing research involves collecting case studies from both India and Australia to understand how various… Read more »