India’s Gender Digital Divide: On Control, Norms, Anonymity and Safe Spaces

How much does gender influence the digital divide in India? How do marginalized genders use the internet to access and build safe spaces? How far does anonymity go in a digital space? In Episode 01 of Season 02 of the CCG Tech Podcast, Aishwarya and Shashank speak to Bishakha Datta on the dimensions of the digital divide and gender in India. They discuss the ways in which the divide manifests, who exercises what control, on transfer of norms to online spaces, anonymity on the internet, and how the internet helps build safe spaces and community.  Bishakha Datta is a film maker, activist and a former journalist. She is the co-founder and executive director of Point of View, based in Mumbai, a non-profit working in the area of gender, sexuality and women's rights. She also serves on the board of nonprofit organizations including Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action and the Wikimedia Foundation (2010–2014), where she was the first Indian to serve on the board of trustees. Hosts: Aishwarya Giridhar, Shashank Mohan Editor: Gopika P Fact Checker: Sukriti This podcast is created by the ⁠Centre for Communication Governance⁠ at NLU-D. Reach out for any queries / suggestions at [email protected]  The opinions expressed in the episode are personal to the speaker. The University does not subscribe to the views expressed in the episode and does not take any responsibility for the same.)

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