Cybersecurity for Women: Safe, Confident, and Free Online

Grow Your Confidence and Digital Safety Skills, Set Boundaries, and Use the Internet Safely

The internet is a place to learn, connect, and find new opportunities. But it can also bring risks for women — like harassment, stalking, doxxing, sextortion, impersonation, and sharing personal information or images without consent. With the right knowledge, tools, and community support, these risks can be reduced or prevented.
This course will help you understand your rights, use practical safety tools, and build the confidence to protect your identity, privacy, mental health, and relationships online.

Who is this course for?

• Women and girls who want clear, practical advice on how to stay safe online.
• Anyone who learns, works, or creates online — from students and artists to caregivers and activists.
• Anyone who wants to know how to handle or prevent online harassment with confidence.

Your Learning Journey

• Understand why online safety affects women differently and how to spot patterns of cyberviolence.
• Recognize scams, phishing, social engineering, and other tactics that often target women.
• Set up privacy and security on major platforms, use password managers and multi-factor authentication, and protect your messages and backups with encryption.
• Deal with harassment, blackmail, or threats: collect evidence, report safely, and get support.
• Practice digital solidarity: create supportive communities, set boundaries, and work responsibly with allies.

Your Path to Mastery

• Short lessons and checklists give easy, practical steps you can follow.
• Real-life examples show important points without exaggeration.
• Quizzes let you think and practice making decisions.
• A final project turns your learning into a small, real-world campaign, giving you skills and a real result.

Course outline

1. Understanding Digital Safety: Why gender matters, types of cyberviolence, case studies, legal frameworks, and your digital rights.
2. Recognizing Risks and Manipulation: Scams, phishing, social engineering, and how stereotypes and biases are used to pressure or deceive.
3. Practical Cybersecurity Tools: Privacy settings, password managers, MFA, encrypted apps, and managing your digital footprint.
4. Responding to Online Harassment: Immediate safety steps, evidence collection, reporting options, and trauma-informed self-care.
5. Digital Solidarity and Allyship: Support networks, bystander intervention, and community accountability.
6. Capstone Project: Design and launch a micro-campaign, or join a hackathon or advocacy initiative.

What You’ll Gain

• More confidence in setting boundaries and managing your online presence.
• A personalized set of security tools that fits your devices and lifestyle.
• Clear ways to respond to harassment and reduce risks.
• Understanding of your rights, how to report problems, and available support.
• A finished micro-campaign or plan to help others stay safe online.

A Respectful, Supportive Approach

We respect your choices. You decide what to share, what to keep private, and which tools to use. We explain the pros and cons so you can make decisions that match your values.
Safety is a journey — you are not alone. With practical skills and community support, you can create a safer, more confident digital life for yourself and others.