Lockdown Problems
Clever digital technology solutions to help tackle increased domestic violence during lockdown
by Africa Montis-Ngomo, Design Enterprise Studio Member, March 2021
As technology is always evolving and growing there are many ways in which this can positively influence the design of solutions that can highly benefit some of the most negative aspect and weaknesses of our modern age. I am talking about issues such as the increase of domestic violence which has significantly got worse during recent pandemic-related lockdowns.
Violence towards women seems to have always been present in human history. Thankfully, the last few decades have seen many improvements, from equal rights movements to women across the world making their voices heard. However, even today there is a big percentage of women who are still unable to voice their opinions freely due to pressure of their culture, religion, or current domestic situation.
In the United Kingdom an estimated 7.5% of women experienced domestic violence in 2019. The exact figures during this pandemic are...
