Online Gender-Based Violence Education through the Program ‘Perempuan Aman Internetan’

Abstract

. This study analyzed an online program named ‘Perempuan Aman Internetan’ (Woman safely used Internet) in educating people for online gender-based violence issue. This research was a qualitative study employing digital ethnographic methods. The data were collected using participatory observation where the author played as a participant in the studied program. The primary data sources were some modules and contents on the Perempuan Aman Internetan’s online class platform. The secondary sources were some authoritative literature relevant to the themes. The data collected were then processed and analyzed descriptively. This study found that online gender-based violence education was carried out using three media, namely Microsoft PowerPoints, illustrations (comic), and YouTube videos. The content comprehensively discussed some tutorials on maintaining digital privacy and security, realities, regulations, criteria, and myths of gender-based violence, as well as some strategic efforts when being a victim or companion .