The Horror of Online - A Study on the Prevalence of Violence against Women through Online Platforms and its Preventive Measures

Monikornika Kakoty

Abstract: Online Violence against women has been one of the major crimes that is spreading all over the globe. The foundation of this kind of violence begins from the negative influence of technology. It manifests itself in many forms such as online sexual harassment, intimidation, bullying, or threats of rape and death via email and other social media platforms, non-consensual image or video-sharing, cyber stalking (via tracking apps and other digital devices), etc. This study, therefore, seeks to find the prevalence and preventive measures of online violence against women. The study used a descriptive study design with a quantitative method and used a convenience sample technique to select the participants. It was managed to understand the perception of the participants on the prevalence and preventive measures for online violence. The analysis demonstrated that the majority of participants faced online violence with the highest percentage in online sexual harassment (sexualized comments, favors, trolling, etc) and it affected their health. Also, the majority of the people agreed on certain preventive measures that can be used to reduce the risk of online violence against women. The findings of the analysis highlighted the differences in the types of online violence faced by the participants, along with the online violence prevention actions that must be taken to decrease the cases.

Keywords: Online, Violence, Women, Prevalence, Preventive Measures

How to Cite?: Monikornika Kakoty, "The Horror of Online - A Study on the Prevalence of Violence against Women through Online Platforms and its Preventive Measures", Volume 12 Issue 9, September 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1188-1190, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR23911210627, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR23911210627