bárbara paes

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  • digital technologies + feminist movements

    For the past decade, I have developed several projects related to digital technologies and feminist movements. a few examples: Between 2018 and 2019, I researched how digital technologies are used by feminist movements and organisations in Brazil. More specifically, I looked at how these technologies are utilized in the context of activism and advocacy for…

  • healthier information ecosystems

    From  September 2023 to December 2024, I led a project focused on information ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean. The research for this project focused on learning from peers across the region about what it takes to build healthy information ecosystems. Together with a fantastic team, I’ve hosted community calls with over 60 people…

  • tech facilitated gender based violence

    For a number of years, I have worked on a variety of projects related to tech-facilitated gender based violence (also referred to as online gender based violence), an issue that desproportionately affects Black women. publications and research: Between 2018 and 2019, I volunteered at Glitch, a nonprofit based in the UK working to end online…

  • access to information + transparency

    I worked defending the right to public information in Brazil for about four years. Below are some of the research projects I contributed to during that time: right to information + women’s rights I’ve also developed some work on the connection between access to public information and women’s rights. Here are some examples: You can…

  • minas programam: Black Brazilian women and tech

    I created Instituto Minas Programam in 2015 with Ariane Cor e Fernanda Balbino. We promote learning opportunities for girls/women of colour who want to learn about tech in general (and who are especially interested in learning how to code). Since 2015, more than 300 girls and women have joined our courses and workshops.  Below are…

  • tech + social justice

    Between 2019 and 2024, I worked with The Engine Room on a variety of projects at the intersection of tech and social justice. My work there included things like:

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