WOMEN’S POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE ROLE OF LEGAL COMMUNICATION IN ENSURING GENDER EQUALITY

Abstract

Objective: comprehensive analysis of the impact of digital technologies and legal communication on the implementation of women’s political rights, determination of the role of effective legal communication as a tool for achieving gender equality in the digital age. Research methods: general scientific methods: induction, deduction, analysis and synthesis, generalization, comparative law. Results: it was established that the digital age significantly transforms the mechanisms for the implementation of women’s political rights, opening up new opportunities for participation in political life, while at the same time generating a number of legal challenges. It is proven that information and communication technologies contribute to expanding women’s access to political information, e-democracy tools and platforms for public dialogue, which has a positive impact on the level of their political activity. It is substantiated that legal communication plays a key role in ensuring gender equality in the digital environment, since it is through it that the principles of transparency, accessibility of information and equal access to digital rights are implemented. Effective legal communication contributes to the formation of legal awareness of women, overcoming information discrimination and preventing digital violence and hate speech. Discussion: it was found that the current information legislation needs further improvement taking into account the gender approach, in particular, in the field of personal data protection, regulation of online platforms and combating cyberdiscrimination. It is important to ensure a gender-sensitive legal policy in the field of digital rights that will comply with international human rights standards. It is concluded that ensuring women’s political rights in the digital age is possible only with a comprehensive approach that combines the development of information law, improvement of legal communication mechanisms and increasing the level of digital and legal literacy. This will contribute to the real establishment of gender equality and strengthening of democratic processes in the modern information society.