Online abuse against female politicians is growing, making them leave public office

New Delhi/Davos — Nearly 100 Indian female politicians faced abuse, including rape and death threats, on social media during elections last year, with researchers on Thursday raising concerns over rising online violence against women globally.

It is unclear if online abuse against female politicians is worsening or improving as the research is the first of its kind and scale in India, said an Amnesty spokesperson. But Adrian Lovett, head of the World Wide Web Foundation, said online GBV is on the rise globally in developed as well as developing countries.

“This is affecting political participation by women, especially young women being put off by the online harassment of women in public life.” Two-thirds of female lawmakers told a survey by a British parliamentary committee last November that progress on tackling violence and online abuse against women in politics negatively affected their willingness to stand for re-election.

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