harassment
We Owe It to Women Journalists to Protect Them from Harassment
The stakes for women journalists, especially BIPOC women journalists, are possibly higher than they’ve ever been.
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No Conversation: @DudesInTheDMs Is Making the Internet Safer for Women
Any woman can send Paige Woolen screenshots of unwanted DMs and have them shared with 61,000 followers.
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Under the Red Light: Privacy Concerns Abound with the Silhouette Challenge
Though the challenge was meant to be empowering, it quickly backfired.
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Episodes Compound: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Isn’t Weaponizing Her Trauma
“Accountability is about creating safety,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
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No, Shitty Men Have Not Been Purged From Media
Every woman, nonbinary person, or person of color who is driven from journalism because of the shitty men in charge leaves us poorer as a culture.
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#MeToobin Reveals How Little We’ve Moved the Needle on Workplace Harassment
A wide swath of people still shrug at or even delight in the spectacle of a man turning the workplace into an environment for sexual gratification without consent.
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Reply Guys, Sliding into the DMs, and the Intensification of Parasocial Relationships
Though the reply guy doesn’t mean any offense and doesn’t intend to cause harm, his mere presence can suffocate the women he’s always replying to.
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Very Online: Making Facial Recognition Easier Might Make Stalking Easier Too
This technology is powerful and incredibly invasive.
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Leftist YouTube
Years before the rise of so-called LeftTube, men on the site were endlessly abusing, harassing, and threatening women of color.
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For “Great British Baking Show” Contestants, The Real Loss is the Endless Trolling
It’s not just about harassing women online—it’s about re-establishing gendered power dynamics and punishing those who flirt with the domestic on public-facing platforms.
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