Nordic Online Conference:
Gender-based Hate,
Threat and Harassment
on the Internet
Conference
Program
THURSDAY 10 JUNE
Moderator:
Jani Toivola,
author, actor and speaker,
Finland
Time
(EET, Helsinki)
10:00 – 11:00
Welcome note,
Thomas Blomqvist,
Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality,
Finland
Gender-based online hate and harassment as a security threat
Keynote: Description of the phenomenon in the Nordic context
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Lisa Kaati,
Deputy Research Director,
Swedish Defence Research Agency
Commentators:
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Tarja Mankkinen,
Director,
Ministry of the Interior, Finland
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Thordis Elva,
Chair of Nordref,
Iceland
11:00 – 11:15
11:15 – 12:30
Break
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Gender-based online hate, threat and harassment as a threat to democracy
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Eva Biaudet,
Member of Parliament; President of National Council of Women of Finland
Josefine Jacobsson,
Senior Communications Officer,
Swedish Gender Equality Agency
Anine Kierulf,
Associate Professor of Constitutional Law,
University of Oslo, Norway
Timo Huovinen,
Head of Journalistic Standards and Ethics,
Finnish Broadcasting Company
Conclusions
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Tuija Saresma,
Senior Researcher,
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
12:30 – 13:30
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch Break
What lies behind the circle of gender-based online hate
and harassment and how to break it?
Presenting the results of the Nordic report:
The Angry Internet – A threat to gender equality, democracy and well-being
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Stine Helding Rand,
Psychologist,
Centre for Digital Youth Care, Denmark
Focusing on the preventive measures
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Christian Mogensen,
Specialist Consultant,
Centre for Digital Youth Care, Denmark
Jannicke Stav,
Unit manager and specialist in clinical psychology,
Alternative to Violence, Norway
Kalle Laanterä,
Director,
Boys’ House, Helsinki, Finland
Anna Lindqvist,
Director,
MÄN, Sweden
14:30 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:45
Break
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Masculinities and the roles of men in preventing
gender-based online hate and harassment
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Atilla Yoldas,
Author, columnist, and gender equality activist,
Sweden
Christian Mogensen,
Specialist Consultant,
Centre for Digital Youth Care, Denmark
Jannicke Stav,
Unit manager and specialist in clinical psychology,
Alternative to Violence, Norway
Kalle Laanterä,
Director,
Boys’ House, Helsinki, Finland
Anna Lindqvist,
Director,
MÄN, Sweden