WOMEN VICTIMS OF GENDER-BASED CYBER VIOLENCE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PERSON IN ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Online gender-based violence is one of the most extreme cases of violence. Especially nowadays, technological developments affect people's behaviour in the use of social media, which can be constructive or detrimental; one of the harmful actions is Gender Based Cyber Violence (GBCV). This phenomenon is increasing during the pandemic, this is a concern from various parties with the availability of various literacy on online gender-based violence from multidisciplinary sciences. In social welfare science, the Person-in-environment perspective provides a complete perspective on the problems and social functioning of women victims of GBCV. Thus, this study aims to describe women who are victims of GBCV from the perspective of Person In Environment. The aspects studied include the personal dimension of women who are victims of GBCV in terms of their biological, psychological and spiritual aspects. Then, the environmental dimension of women who are victims of GBCV includes elements of their culture, social movement, and community, as well as the time dimension of women who are victims of GBCV, which explains chronologically and historically the phenomenon of GBCV. This study uses the literature review method.