Ontology of OGBV Terms
Background Links
- TPDL briefing
- Concept note and household survey
- Definitions
- Roundtable presentation
- Here we have collated reports from across the world with a specific focus on how the issue of OGBV has been defined and what terms and phrases have been used to refer to it. These reports laid the foundation for what was explored in our OGBV Ontology Roundtables. The AirTable allows you to filter by date of publication and by whether or not there is an OGBV definition.
- This inventory collates evidence of how OGBV has been asked about in household surveys gloablly. It records what data was collected, the nature of the data (qualitative/quantitative), and the methodology of the survey. The AirTable allows you to filter by date of publication.
If you have a report or resource you think should be added to this inventory, then please email gender@webfoundation.org
Setting the scene
Currently, there are no globally agreed set of definitions of OGBV that researchers and policymakers share that would allow a better understanding of the breadth and severity of the problem and the interventions that could ensure a more open, safe, and empowering web for all.
We have found that definitions and vocabularies vary across specialists mapped by the group (namely academia, civil society and some international organizations such as the European Union or the United Nations), including wording such as online abuse, digital abuse, cyber-violence against women, technology-facilitated violence against women, cyber violence against women and girls and techno-discrimination.
Another difference emerges in identifying the target(s) of the violence. While some sources focus specifically on women and the violence experienced by women and girls online or mediated through technology, others focus more broadly on “individuals and persons based on their gender” and people from LGTBQI+ groups.
Without clear and agreed definitions of the components of violence online, the breadth and severity of the problem is easy to hide, and interventions to curb it are more difficult to identify and enforce.
What are we doing about it?
Our TPDL workshops will bring diverse stakeholders to discuss elements and features of OGBV, identify affected individuals and groups, explore different categorisations of OGBV and work towards developing a standardized ontology.
The TPDL will build from the gathered data (as well as additional information to be collected in the actual TPDL conversations), to explore the nuanced nature of online violence and the need for contextualisation.
The clarity around the terms will better guide the advocacy of different groups across the globe and the stakeholders that need to be included to effectively tackle these problems and mitigate the negative effects on people's lives, and work toward a more open, trusted, safe, and empowering online space.
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