Online Sexism

Iran’s anti-hijab demonstrations are inspiring online protests across the Arab world

Women who use their social media accounts to reject the veil are often met with sexist attacks and threats that attempt to shame and silence them.

Balsam Mustafa, The Conversation
· Sep 28, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Bois Locker Room: A Cambridge researcher explains how misogyny is taking new forms in digital India

We must urgently confront the forms of masculine privilege that dominate our society.

Shannon Philip
· May 24, 2020 · 08:00 am
95 Indian women politicians received one million abusive Tweets in three months: Amnesty study

An average woman politician active on Twitter got 113 ‘problematic’ or ‘abusive’ tweets per day between March and May 2019.

Scroll Staff
· Jan 23, 2020 · 01:26 pm

NCW to summon Shashi Tharoor for mocking Miss World’s name

The Congress leader attacked Centre’s note ban, and said the BJP should have realised the home currency dominates as ‘even our Chhillar has become Miss World’.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 20, 2017 · 08:14 am
From Merin Joseph to Angoorlata Deka: Indian men can’t stop objectifying women in power

In the past week, a police officer and a BJP MLA have been targets of sexism online.

Rhema Mukti Baxter
· May 26, 2016 · 07:18 pm
Facebook policies allow trolls to target women, says group fighting sexist online abuse

A new collective from Kerala, called Against Cyber Attacks on Women, wants Facebook to clarify its 'community standards' and fight casteism by rethinking its 'real name' policy.

Aarefa Johari
· Aug 24, 2015 · 07:30 pm

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Online Sexism

Iran’s anti-hijab demonstrations are inspiring online protests across the Arab world

Women who use their social media accounts to reject the veil are often met with sexist attacks and threats that attempt to shame and silence them.

Balsam Mustafa, The Conversation · Sep 28, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Bois Locker Room: A Cambridge researcher explains how misogyny is taking new forms in digital India

We must urgently confront the forms of masculine privilege that dominate our society.

Shannon Philip · May 24, 2020 · 08:00 am

95 Indian women politicians received one million abusive Tweets in three months: Amnesty study

An average woman politician active on Twitter got 113 ‘problematic’ or ‘abusive’ tweets per day between March and May 2019.

Scroll Staff · Jan 23, 2020 · 01:26 pm

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