Technology, Trauma, And Transformation: Empowering Female Victims In The Digital Age
- IJLLR Journal
- May 15, 2025
- 1 min read
Shelly Tomar, Amity Law School, Noida
Dr. Trapti Varshney, Amity Law School, Noida
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance of enabling female victims within the criminal justice system while balancing the obstacles they encounter and the opportunities created through targeted reforms. From a comparative analysis perspective, the paper investigates how various legal systems, public perceptions, and modern technologies affect women's attempts to access justice after experiencing violence perpetrated by men. The consequences of trauma, discrimination, lack of material means, victimhood, and marginalization of the victims themselves is the approach taken, further emphasizing the need to respond from a victim-centered and trauma-informed framework. The study examines the technological support systems that include mobile apps, online helplines, and awareness campaigns, highlighting the dangers of data security, digital exclusion, and algorithmic discrimination. Under the capability approach, the paper defends controversial ‘capable’ intersectional policies aimed at women victims of violence by calling for dignity, freedom, and agency as well as policies that prioritize their dignity, autonomy, and resilience. They require change that systematically aligns with women’s broader gender equality struggles and highlights that all women need to be empowered, protected, and uplifted by a justice system designed for them.
