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Data activism against feminicide

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Isadora Cruxên

Lecturer in Business and Society

Data activism against feminicide

Dive into our latest research brief and discover a transformative journey of collaboration, co-design, and participatory action. We unravel the complexities of feminicide, a structural and intersectional problem affecting countless women, and the vital role of grassroots data activism in addressing it. Join us as we explore the power of social justice-oriented data science and the impact of co-designed digital tools, bridging the gap in gender-related violence data.

Who should read this brief?

Our brief is essential for activists, policymakers, and academics. Activists can gain insights and practical tools for monitoring gender-related violence – the tools can be freely downloaded from Data Against Feminicide and are also available in Spanish and Portuguese. Policymakers will find insights for understanding missing data problems in official records. Academics can learn from our participatory approach. Our findings emphasise the urgency of addressing missing data on gender-related violence.

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Data activism against feminicide

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For the past three years, our team at the Data Against Feminicide project has engaged with dozens of activists and civil society groups who monitor and produce data on feminicide (or femicide), that is, the gender-related killing of women and girls, including cisgender and transgender women. We have also worked in collaboration with activists from South to North America to co-design and develop practical digital tools that support their monitoring labour.
— Dr Isadora Cruxên

About the researcher

Dr Isadora Cruxên

PhD in Political Economy, Development and Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research on: (1) the politics of market-making and institutional change in global South contexts; (2) financialisation and the politics of finance; (3) forms of social struggle and participatory methods of research and planning. Dr Cruxên explores these issues in urban infrastructure services, impact investing, water governance, and gender politics. 

This research insights brief has been co-authored with:

  • Professor Catherine D’Ignazio, Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT and Director of the Data + Feminism Lab
  • Alessandra Jungs de Almeida, PhD researcher in International Relations at the Federal University of Santa Catarina and Research Assistant at the Data + Feminism Lab, MIT

Be the next author

Are you an academic at the School of Business and Management and want to share your research insights in a brief? Email Dr Elena Doldor, Research Impact & Engagement Director, at e.r.doldor@qmul.ac.uk.

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