With Florence-Olivia (Floli) and Marie-Emmanuelle (Emma), together known as The Sis. Whether you’re on social media, streaming platforms, dating, messaging and meeting apps, or on game sites, if you’re a woman, girl, or Two Spirit, trans, or non-binary person, you’re at greater risk of hate, harassment, and violence. 

1 in 5 women experience online harassment in Canada. Younger people are amongst those who face higher risks. 44% of women and gender-diverse people between 16 and 30 are personally targeted by online hate speech. Those most at risk include people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, Indigenous people, and Black people. 

Gendered digital hate, harassment, and abuse happens every day. It’s pervasive, urgent, and growing. You deserve to be safe and free from harm. 

Over coming months, we’re delving into this with leading experts and content creators, releasing in-depth episodes every single week. We talk about the problem and what we can do to change it. We offer practical tips to help you in your digital life, and we talk about what it means to “take back the tech” for all of us.

We’re joined by Florence-Olivia (BA, MA, Law PhD) and Marie-Emmanuelle (BA, MA, Law PhD), the sisters behind The Sis (@the.sisofficial). They are internationally renowned researchers and speakers in the field of prevention and intervention of violence. As public figures and experts in human rights and the elimination of all forms of discrimination, their mission is to make the world a fairer place. They have acted as consultants for businesses, NGOs, public sector organizations, and provincial and national governments. Recognizing that their own studies taught them the importance of democratizing research, they created their platform, The Sis. In its first year of existence, their community grew to over 400,000 people from around the world, exchanging viewpoints on current gender justice issues. The sisters were recognized as two of the 15 most influential people in Quebec in 2022. Their work on social media helped promote the Canadian Women’s Foundation’s Signal for Help to help end gender-based violence.

Relevant Links: The Sis Official on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X; The Facts about Gendered Digital Hate, Harassment, and Violence 

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