Why women?
Women are more likely to be targets of personal, sexual and gender-based online abuse than their male counterparts.
A recent Ipsos MORI poll for Amnesty International shows that 3 in 10 women had experienced online abuse or harassment.
Of those women:
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41%
Felt their physical safety was threatened.
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24%
Felt their family safety was at risk.
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48%
Said abuse included racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia.
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27%
Stopped posting content that expressed their opinion on certain issues.
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23%
Stopped sharing content that expressed their opinion on certain issues.
Last updated: 19/05/2021