The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has developed a framework that is a good starting point to understand states’ existing commitments to gender equality and how to shape gender-responsive cybersecurity policy that is consistent with these commitments. We aim to help you craft recommendations, depending on the current level of maturity of cybersecurity laws and policies in your country.
This three-part framework seeks to support policy makers and civil society organisations by providing practical guidance for developing gender-responsive cybersecurity policies, laws and strategies. It aims to contribute to the various stakeholders interested in the contributions of a gender approach to cybersecurity to find a theoretical background that can support their policies and actions.
Join us at the 2023 RightsCon online session “A framework for developing gender-responsive cybersecurity policy”
In this online session we will launch the third and final part of the framework: an assessment tool that can help you identify concrete recommendations to policy makers, depending on the stage of maturity of national policies in your country.
When: Thursday 8 June, from 16:15 to 17:15 UTC (or 10:15 to 11:15 Costa Rica time).
Where: (you need to register to RightsCon first)
Join us spreading the word!
Spread the word about the framework with your networks. You are welcome to use these messages we have put together to post on your social media channels (or share them directly from APC's social media posts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and @apc@mastodon.social):
- Are you interested in #GenderandCybersecurity? Join APC on 8 June at the RightsCon2023 online session “A framework for developing gender-responsive cybersecurity policy”. https://s.apc.org/YvgoZU
- Stay tuned for the launch of a #GenderandCybersecurity assessment tool, which will help you in identifying concrete recommendations to be made to policy makers, depending on the stage of maturity of national policies in your country. https://s.apc.org/YvgoZU
- Are you interested in #GenderandCybersecurity? Join APC on 8 June at #RightsCon2023 for the launch of "How to integrate a gender perspective into national cybersecurity policies: An assessment tool". https://s.apc.org/YvgoZU
- Do you need help identifying concrete recommendations to policy makers with a gender perspective in cybersecurity? APC is launching an assessment tool that includes specific suggestions. Join the online launch on 8 June at #RightsCon2023. https://s.apc.org/YvgoZU #GenderandCybersecurity
- How can you promote an intersectional and human-centric approach to international and national cyber discussions? Access this framework on #GenderandCybersecurity: https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/framework-gender-cybersec
- As gender and cybersecurity advocates, we know there is work to be done for the inclusion of a gender approach in cybersecurity policy. Access this framework on #GenderandCybersecurity: https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/framework-gender-cybersec
- Does your country have a national cybersecurity strategy? Is your country designing, implementing or evaluating one? APC has developed a framework that will assist you in promoting a gender approach to cybersecurity policies. https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/framework-gender-cybersec #GenderandCybersecurity
- APC's framework on #GenderandCybersecurity is a good starting point to: Gain awareness about states’ existing commitments to gender equality / Understand how to shape gender-responsive cybersecurity policy consistent with these commitments / Craft recommendations for policy makers, depending on the current level of maturity of cybersecurity laws and policies in your country. https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/framework-gender-cybersec
- APC has produced a literature review that explores how cybersecurity as a gendered space has been addressed in research, as a contribution to promote more gender-sensitive cybersecurity policy. Read it here: https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/framework-developing-gender-responsive-cybe… #GenderandCybersecurity
- There are relevant tools, agendas and frameworks that cybersecurity advocates can draw upon when seeking to promote a gender perspective within local or multilateral cybersecurity, which can be used as a source of information or to establish policy coherence with states’ existing commitments to gender equality. Read APC's #GenderandCybersecurity paper on "Norms, standards and guidelines" https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/framework-developing-gender-responsive-cybe…
- APC has developed a framework to support policy makers and civil society in developing gender-responsive cybersecurity policies. The first resource of this framework is made up of an overview of norms, standards and guidelines connected with #GenderandCybersecurity: https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/framework-developing-gender-responsive-cybe… (1)
- APC has developed a framework to support policy makers and civil society in developing gender-responsive cybersecurity policies. The second resource of this framework is made up of a literature review that explores how cybersecurity as a gendered space has been addressed in research https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/framework-developing-gender-responsive-cybe… #GenderandCybersecurity (2)
- APC has developed a framework to support policy makers and civil society in developing gender-responsive cybersecurity policies. The third resource of this framework is made up of an assessment tool that provides recommendations to develop a gender approach to cybersecurity policy (coming soon!) #GenderandCybersecurity (3)
Here are some visuals you can use with your messages (click to get each image in high resolution):
| Gender approach in cybersecurity #GenderandCybersecurity |  |
| What is a gender approach to cybersecurity? #GenderandCybersecurity |  |
| What are the most common misconceptions on #GenderandCybersecurity? |  |
| Is cybersecurity gender neutral? #GenderandCybersecurity |  |
| Is cybersecurity just a technical issue? #GenderandCybersecurity? |  |
| Why is a gender approach to cybersecurity important? #GenderandCybersecurity |  |
| What is APC's position on #GenderandCybersecurity? |  |
| A framework for developing gender-responsive cybersecurity policy #GenderandCybersecurity |  |
These publications were developed with support from the UK Government.
