U.N. Director: Social Media Can End Violence Against Women

The Executive Director of U.N. Women says your tweets can help stop violence against women.

“I would like all those men and boys…to stand up against violence against women,” Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said during the 2013 Social Good Summit Sunday.

She explained that men can make a difference by “tweeting about it, hosting conversations, fighting against those sites that abuse women.”

Technology, she stressed, provides open access to education, which can help end violence. When information is available through open sources online, more people have the means to educate themselves Read more...