Speaking on Climate Change and on Internet Harms, Penny Rankin, President of the National Council of Women of Canada and board member of the International Council of Women (ICW) will appeal for international cooperation at NCWGB’s Autumn Event.
Inspired by the two councils working together, the ICW climate policy asks councils to document local effects and best practices for mitigation and resilience. The ECICW motion calls for similar diligence online: record the impacts, gather and share proven interventions, and push for laws that make our online spaces safe. What is illegal offline must be illegal online.
Both call for stronger legislative frameworks—whether for greenhouse gas emissions or digital gender-based violence. In climate, this means national and international commitments based on the science and obligations set by courts and conventions. In the digital sphere, it means robust privacy laws, hate speech regulation, age verification for explicit content—and a refusal to let “lawful but awful” material go unchecked.