Causes and forms of virtual violence against women

Abstract

Although technological development has opened a window of freedom for some women through freedom of expression, communication, and work that was not available to them without it, it has opened another window for a new form of violence against women, which is what the report issued by the United Nations in 2015 on virtual violence against women and girls indicated through public opinion polls, the results of which were that 73% of women were subjected to abuse. The report on virtual violence adds that this type of violence is an extension of emotional violence, as it can be used by the partner in order to continue the emotional relationship as a means of pressuring the woman and controlling her; The study indicated that virtual violence has psychological effects, including distorting the self-image of the girl or woman, which leads her to commit suicide or self-harm behavior. She may also run away from home as a result of feeling humiliated and afraid of scandal. As for its economic effects on women, they include losing their jobs through defamation and publishing revenge pornographic images. Given the lack of studies conducted on this topic, this study came to stand on its causes and identify its most important types, especially the virtual violence that the university girl may suffer from.