Online Abuse of Feminists as An Emerging form of Violence Against Women and Girls

Abuse directed at visible and audible women demonstrates that cyberspace, once heralded as a new, democratic, public sphere, suffers similar gender inequalities as the offline world. This paper reports findings from a national UK study about experiences of online abuse among women who debate feminis...

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Authors: Lewis, Ruth 1966- (Author) ; Rowe, Michael 1967- (Author) ; Wiper, Clare (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 57, Issue: 6, Pages: 1462-1481
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Keywords:
Online abuse
Violence against women and girls
Feminism
Social media
Gewalt gegen Frauen
Gewalt gegen Mädchen
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Summary:Abuse directed at visible and audible women demonstrates that cyberspace, once heralded as a new, democratic, public sphere, suffers similar gender inequalities as the offline world. This paper reports findings from a national UK study about experiences of online abuse among women who debate feminist politics. It argues that online abuse is most usefully conceived as a form of abuse or violence against women and girls, rather than as a form of communication. It examines the experiences of those receiving online abuse, thereby making a valuable contribution to existing research which tends to focus on analysis of the communications themselves.
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azw073