The rapidly growing access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in a rise in technology-facilitated violence against women (TF VAW). Yet, accurate, reliable and comparable data on the extent of TF VAW are lacking to effectively inform and monitor targeted policies and programmes.

As an emerging form of VAW, the lack of a commonly agreed definition impedes the availability of TF VAW data. This issue brief highlights the efforts of UN Women and partners to develop a common definition to better measure TF VAW.