Misogyny has existed throughout history, but in recent years a newly-packaged form has taken hold online, promoted by influencers and online communities with thousands of young, male followers including in Scotland.
The Ferret hosted a panel discussion to discuss the issues, chaired by equality campaigner and researcher Talat Yaqoob, which we recorded for a special live For Fact’s Sake podcast.
On the panel were:
Lisa Sugiura: Associate Professor in Cybercrime and Gender at the University of Portsmouth, and author of The Incel Rebellion: The Rise of the Manosphere and the Virtual War Against Women
Clare Duffy: Playwright and founder of Civic Digits Theatre Company. Their new project, Many Good Men, examines the impact of incel culture and how young men can fight against it.
Iain Corbett: Youth worker and participation advisor for Strathclyde University’s Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice. He has been leading “positive masculinity” workshops inside Polmont Young Offenders Institute, looking at what it means to be a 21st century man, so-called toxic masculinity, and online misogyny.
Katie Horsburgh: Policy and Practice Office for Children and Young People at Scottish charity Zero Tolerance, which works to end men’s violence against women through tackling gender inequality
Show notes:
- We investigated solutions in Scotland to online misogynistic radicalisation.
- Read our explainer on the rise of online misogyny.
- Lisa Sugiura’s book is available here.
- Read more about Civic Digits’ ‘Many Good Men’ project here.
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