scholarly journals Young Women’s Experiences With Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence From Male Strangers

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110300
Author(s):  
Alisha C. Salerno-Ferraro ◽  
Caroline Erentzen ◽  
Regina A. Schuller
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Industry Response ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Unwanted Sexual Attention ◽  
Modern Era

Stranger-perpetrated harassment was identified decades ago to describe the pervasive, unwanted sexual attention women experience in public spaces. This form of harassment, which has evolved in the modern era, targets women as they navigate online spaces, social media, texting, and online gaming. The present research explored university-aged women’s experiences (n = 381) with online male-perpetrated sexual harassment, including the nature and frequency of the harassment, how women responded to the harassment, and how men reportedly reacted to women’s strategies. Trends in harassment experiences are explored descriptively and with thematic analysis. Most women reported receiving sexually inappropriate messages (84%, n = 318), sexist remarks or comments (74%, n = 281), seductive behavior or come-ons (70%, n = 265), or unwanted sexual attention (64%, n = 245) in an online platform, social media account, email, or text message. This sexual attention from unknown males often began at a very young age (12-14 years). The harassment took many forms, including inappropriate sexual comments on social media posts, explicit photos of male genitalia, and solicitations for sex. Although most women reported strong negative emotional reactions to the harassment (disgust, fear, anger), they generally adopted non-confrontational strategies to deal with the harassment, electing to ignore/delete the content or blocking the offender. Women reported that some men nevertheless persisted with the harassment, following them across multiple sites online, escalating in intensity and severity, and leading some women to delete their own social media accounts. These results suggest the need for early intervention and education programs and industry response.

scholarly journals Effect of Social Media on Pregnant Women's Experiences

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba AbdElrehem Mohamed Zedan ◽  
Dr. Amina Mohamed Rashad El-Nemer ◽  
Dr. Hanan El-Sayed Mohamed El-Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences

scholarly journals Groupies, Fangirls and Shippers: The Endurance of a Gender Stereotype

2021 ◽  
pp. 000276422110422
Author(s):  
Ysabel Gerrard
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Gender Stereotype ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Qualitative Empirical Research ◽  
Television Shows ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Behavioral Scientist ◽  
Popular Television

The purpose of this special issue is to offer new perspectives on fan cultures which respond to changes and controversies that have happened since the last American Behavioral Scientist special issue on fandom was published, in 2005. But the aim of my contribution is to argue that, sadly, derisive-gendered discourses like ‘fangirls’, ‘groupies’ and ‘shippers’ are still alive and well. Returning to the kind of research conducted in the 1980s – when women’s experiences of feminized popular cultures began to be taken seriously – reminds us that their pleasures are no less derided or controversial four decades on. My findings also suggest that the enduring presence of older stereotypes within teen drama fandoms – particularly the ‘groupie’ – signals the agility of sexism, as the term can now be understood as more of a generational designation rather than a medium-specific one. This article is the product of three years of qualitative empirical research with ‘teen girl’ fandoms of three popular television shows: Pretty Little Liars, Revenge and The Vampire Diaries. The data it discusses includes Skype audio and video interviews, written interviews conducted via email and Facebook Messenger, along with overt social media observations.

scholarly journals Focus on Infertility—Women’s Experiences of Using Social Media: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 09 (05) ◽  
pp. 382-395
Author(s):  
Taina Sormunen ◽  
Klas Karlgren ◽  
Bjöörn Fossum ◽  
Arthur Aanesen ◽  
Margareta Westerbotn
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences

Serial Acid Attacks and Women’s Online and Offline Resistance and Activism in Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladan Rahbari
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Public ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
The City

Abstract In the autumn of 2014 in the city of Isfahan, a series of acid attacks targeted women who were driving in urban public spaces. The violence raised public fear among inhabitants of Isfahan. The Isfahan serial attacks were widely perceived as systematically organized and politically motivated. As a result of the attacks, Isfahan’s female inhabitants’ everyday life was disrupted, and the public spaces, once perceived as partially safe, turned into spaces of terror, limiting women’s movement and activities. This qualitative research explores Isfahani women’s experiences and perceptions on and reactions to the attacks.

scholarly journals The COVID19 pandemic has changed women's experiences of pregnancy in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah S Sturrock ◽  
Kim Turner ◽  
Chelon Lee-Wo ◽  
Vanessa Greening ◽  
Asma Khalil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perinatal Care ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Antibody Persistence ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Introduction During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, maternity care has been substantially altered to reduce transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Many antenatal services are now restricted or delivered online, and visiting has been restricted during labour and in the postnatal period. Methods We conducted an online survey from 1st August to 31st December 2020 to investigate the experiences of women who were pregnant or breastfeeding in the UK during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The survey included 55 open and closed questions and required 5 minutes to complete. We publicised the survey using social media. Results We received 96 responses, including 66 currently pregnant women and 22 women who were pregnant during the pandemic. The response rate was 70.1% of survey views. We found mixed experiences of the impact of the pandemic on antenatal and perinatal care, notably with some women feeling visiting restrictions were insufficient and others feeling they were too strict. Twenty-nine women received no information about COVID-19, and 6 women found it very difficult to find information. Thirty-nine women would have liked to have more information about breastfeeding after a pregnancy affected by COVID-19, and 37 women wanted more information about antibody persistence and transfer. Discussion Additional support is required for pregnant and lactating women during the current pandemic. Provision of information and support, including via social media, may improve women's experiences of pregnancy in the current environment.

Women's Experiences in Educational Leadership

1996 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 1022-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret R. Rogers ◽  
Meryl Sirmans
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences
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