1 in Every 9 Tweets That Women MPs Receive Is Abusive

Women especially experience harassment, abuse and intimidation via email and on social media. Previous analyses have argued that Twitter (now X) is a particularly toxic place for women where women MPs are more likely to be stereotyped and their role as politicians questioned. Our own research shows that, even though levels of outright violence and misogyny are low, there is a concerningly high level of rude and disrespectful language portraying women from both Labour and Conservatives as lacking the capabilities and integrity to be politicians...