Gender and Cyber Communication: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges Faced by Women in Pakistan
Cyber communication and gender issues have been subjects of sociolinguistic discussions among researchers in recent years. Online gender harassment has become a common phenomenon in the internet era. This harassment is aggravated when sufferers face more persecution due to delay, denial, and in some cases, unavailability of justice from the country's criminal justice system. Though third-world countries have categorized laws dealing with cyber-harassment to deal with cyber- criminals, the same system paves the way for secondary persecution. Past studies show that law enforcement agencies trivializing problems further victimizes the victim. This study is an endeavour to answer the following questions. What kind of cyber threats do Pakistani women face? Why has a country's judicial system failed to control cyber-harassment cases? What steps are required to deal with cyber-harassment? For this purpose, the data is collected from ten online journals and blogs. The study reveals that gender discrepancies, cybercrimes, and increasing reports of violent misogyny on the internet highlight the weakness of the country's security mechanism requires instant measures to be taken by the government by making strict cyber laws and a quick cyber force.
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Gender-harassment, Cyberspace, Cyber-criminals, Cyber-threats, Cyber- harassment
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(1) Sibtain Bin Aslam
PhD Scholar, Department of English, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Moazzam Ali Malik
Assistant professor, Department of English, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Arif Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Institute of Linguistics and Humanities, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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Cite this article
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APA : Aslam, S. B., Malik, M. A., & Khan, M. A. (2023). Gender and Cyber Communication: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges Faced by Women in Pakistan. Global Language Review, VIII(I), 174-183. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).17
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CHICAGO : Aslam, Sibtain Bin, Moazzam Ali Malik, and Muhammad Arif Khan. 2023. "Gender and Cyber Communication: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges Faced by Women in Pakistan." Global Language Review, VIII (I): 174-183 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).17
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HARVARD : ASLAM, S. B., MALIK, M. A. & KHAN, M. A. 2023. Gender and Cyber Communication: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges Faced by Women in Pakistan. Global Language Review, VIII, 174-183.
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MHRA : Aslam, Sibtain Bin, Moazzam Ali Malik, and Muhammad Arif Khan. 2023. "Gender and Cyber Communication: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges Faced by Women in Pakistan." Global Language Review, VIII: 174-183
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MLA : Aslam, Sibtain Bin, Moazzam Ali Malik, and Muhammad Arif Khan. "Gender and Cyber Communication: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges Faced by Women in Pakistan." Global Language Review, VIII.I (2023): 174-183 Print.
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OXFORD : Aslam, Sibtain Bin, Malik, Moazzam Ali, and Khan, Muhammad Arif (2023), "Gender and Cyber Communication: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges Faced by Women in Pakistan", Global Language Review, VIII (I), 174-183
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TURABIAN : Aslam, Sibtain Bin, Moazzam Ali Malik, and Muhammad Arif Khan. "Gender and Cyber Communication: A Systematic Literature Review of Challenges Faced by Women in Pakistan." Global Language Review VIII, no. I (2023): 174-183. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).17