Centre for Protecting Women Online (CPWO)

Description

The Centre for Protecting Women Online (CPWO) at The Open University is funded by a £7.7 million grant from Research England. It describes itself as the vehicle for understanding and addressing challenges posed to women’s safety online through an interdisciplinary research agenda, and the centre reports that its outputs and interventions inform law, policy, technology development and practice to reduce online harms suffered by women and girls. Its work is delivered through five work streams: Law and Policy, Human Behaviour, The Future of Responsible Tech, Ethical and Responsible Tech/AI, and Policing. It was officially opened on 8 October 2024. It holds an annual conference and publishes evidence submissions, reports and journal articles. Follow the centre on LinkedIn.

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Founding year

2024

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The Open University
Milton Keynes

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Index on Censorship

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Additional Partnerships

Deloitte; End Violence Against Women; Fawcett Society; Hazard Alley; Milton Keynes College; Milton Keynes Council; MK-ACT; National Police Chiefs’ Council; Parent Zone; Refuge; Revenge Porn Helpline; Suzy Lamplugh Trust; Thames Valley Police; White Ribbon UK; Women Support Project; Womankind Worldwide; Equality Now; European Feminist Institute; Lawyers for Justice in Libya; Red Dot Foundation