Online Misogyny as a Hate Crime: An Obstacle to Equality?

Barker, Kim and Jurasz, Olga (2021). Online Misogyny as a Hate Crime: An Obstacle to Equality? GenIUS: Rivista di studi giuridici sull’orientamento sessuale e l’identità di genere, 2021(1) pp. 51–66.

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Abstract

Campaigns to make misogyny a hate crime are prevalent, but such claims confuse the situation, and detract from the core issues. Suggestions that misogyny and hate are interchangeable are unhelpful, and such suggestions miss the nuance and holistic understanding that this area of law requires. To suggest that misogyny be a hate crime misrepresents the challenges of misogyny and misogynistic prejudice. As such, this paper outlines the challenge posed by misogyny online, and argues that it poses a significant participatory challenge for life in a digital society and represents a significant obstacle to equality. In making this argument, the impact of online misogyny is given unique consideration, situating misogyny within the gender equality framework.

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