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#MisogynyAlert: A critique
This blog post by Ranjani K. (@_tharkuri) was originally posted on her blog. It is a critical analysis of the use of the hash tag #MisogynyAlert which emerged as a possible strategy to deal with online...
View Article#MisogynyAlert: Principles for Engagement
This blog post by Anand Philip (@uberschizo) was originally posted on his blog. It suggests questions that need to be addressed to move forward constructively with regard to the use of the use of the...
View ArticleWhy we need a #MisogynyAlert hashtag on the Net
BY KIRAN MANRAL This article by Kiran Manral, very slightly edited to fit our website, first appeared on Tehelka blog. Kiran Manral is an author, blogger and media consultant. She is also the founder...
View Article‘Spitting, Swallowing and Gargling’: How does online abuse work?
#misogynyalert What’s the difference between a woman’s love, true love, and showing off? Ans Spitting, swallowing, and gargling. This is one of the many responses that we got when we started the hash...
View ArticleIs online misogyny more prevalent now or just more evident?
By Jim Dougherty Indian NGO Internet Democracy Project recently published a disturbing account of crude sexual and violent social media posts towards women in India. Frankly, it shocked me to see such...
View ArticleHighway harassment
The abuse that women face on the Internet superhighway is targeted at their gender, regardless of the subject of what they post, finds a new study. By Asha Mahadevan Giving opinions on the Internet is...
View ArticleGendered abuse online - #EROTICSIndia
This blog post is eighth in a series of ten blog posts to report on the EROTICS India workshop, recently concluded in Delhi. So you’ve got proper online security, strong passwords, and great software...
View Article#MisogynyAlert: the grievous threat to women online
Women are the target of increasingly vicious attacks on the Internet. Once this sort of behaviour was associated with the far right fringe, but it is much more endemic and wide-ranging than previously...
View ArticleCyberspace violence
Women in public life are vulnerable not just to criticism about their views but also to personal abuse, writes Kalpana Sharma. The face and voice of Kavita Krishnan, secretary of the All India...
View ArticleStreet talking: how gender hierarchies online mirror those offline
By Richa Kaul Padte IN DECEMBER 2004, news broke of a sex video doing the rounds on the internet and on mobile phones. In the video, shot on a mobile phone, two Delhi Public School (DPS) students, a...
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