Main focus: Digital Campaigning & Activism
Twitter handle: @mariamayrhofer
Website/blog: https://www.aufstehn.at
Languages: German, English, Spanish
City: Wien
Country: Austria
Topics: female leadership, campaigning, social media, organizing
Maria Mayrhofer is the founding Executive Director of #aufstehn, a progressive online engagement platform enhancing civil society participation. She is a political scientist with expertise in digital campaigning and civil society mobilisation. Other specialties include migration, human rights and gender. She was awarded the Viennese Women's award 2016 for her work against hate speech on the internet.
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