Professor Bailey has filed a written submission with the Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding Bill C-13 and its “lawful access,” “hate propaganda,” and “non-consensual distribution” provisions. The submission recommends the removal or separation of “lawful access provisions” and the acceptance of the “hate propaganda provision,” and discusses the short-comings of the “non-consensual distribution provisions.” Read the entire submission here.

Professor Bailey presented “What was she thinking?:  lessons from the eGirls Project” as part of a panel presentation entitled “Social Media in Civil and Family Litigation” at the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) Spring Education Seminar at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on May 8, 2014.  Her co-presenters were Barbara McIsaac, QC and Prof Jeremy de Beer of the uOttawa Faculty of Law.  You can find her slides here: “What was she thinking.”

Professors Bailey and Steeves presented “Living in the mirror:  young women’s experiences with online social networking” at the Sixth Biennial Surveillance and Society Conference in Barcelona, Spain on April 25, 2014.  You can find the abstract for their paper here and link to their slides here: “Living in the Mirror: young women’s experiences with online social networking”

Professor Bailey presented “Time to Unpack the Juggernaut?:  The Cyberbullying Debates in Canada” at Technology, Law and the Public Interest, a conference held at the University of Hong Kong on April 10-11, 2014, which was jointly organized by the University of Ottawa and Hong Kong University.  You can find a draft of her paper here: Time to Unpack the Juggernaut – Draft and her slides here: Time to UNpack the Juggernaut – Slides.

Here are the slides from Valerie Steeves‘ and Jane Bailey‘s presentation at the eGirls, eCitizens public conference. Relive their presentation (or see their slides for the first time, if you couldn’t make it to the event) by clicking the link below!

eGirls, eCitizens slides – Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves

Please check back often for additional posts, photos and videos from this public conference and live streamed event!

Valerie Steeves appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women on March 3, 2014 as part of their study on eating disorders. Our eGirls findings provided a window into some of the systemic factors that intersect with eating disorders such as the kinds of marketing messages that are inserted into social media and the pressure girls report about conforming to an idealized version of the feminine body.

eGirls, eCitizens: Putting Theory, Policy and Education into Dialogue with the Voices of Girls and Young Women. Free public conference at the University of Ottawa – Friday, 28 March 2014, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. Please RSVP your attendance here!

Get all the details on this great event, including our keynote address by Jessica Ringrose, here!

The eGirls Project is thrilled to announce that the eGirls public conference – eGirls, eCitizens: Girls’ Experiences of Gender, Privacy and Equality Online – will be held at the University of Ottawa on 28 March, 2014. The event is free for anyone who wishes to attend.

The eGirls, eCitizens Conference will put theory, policy and education into dialogue with the voices of girls and young women. Together, researchers, policy-makers, youth group representatives, civil society groups and members of the public will discuss the latest research findings on girls’ experiences on social media, and best practises to promote girls’ and young women’s equal participation in digital society.

For complete information on this not-to-be-missed event (including a list of guest speakers) and to RSVP your attendance, please click here! Looking forward to seeing you there!

The eGirls Project is seeking volunteers to assist in the co-ordination of a scholarly workshop and public conference at the University of Ottawa on March 27 and 28, 2014.

For more information or to express your interest in volunteering, please contact Sarah Heath at sarah.heath@uottawa.ca.

Thank you!