How Misogyny Is Being Monetized Online

According to a new study from #ShePersisted, ripping women apart online is good for business.

Not surprised, just disappointed. That’s how I felt when I read a new study, entitled “Monetizing Misogyny,” by Lucina Di Meco, the co-founder of #ShePersisted. 

In the study, Di Meco reveals that women in politics are attacked online far more often than men — sometimes three times as much. Not only that, but social media companies have “overwhelmingly failed at protecting women,” Di Meco writes. The result: women who seek positions of political power are held back, but the platforms profit from the disinformation, because it gets clicks. (To read the full report, visit #ShePersisted.) 

Today, we’re diving deep into how social media platforms have enabled the tearing down of women in the political space. I first learned about this study from TikTok user @feministforeveryone (shoutout to the women using social media for good!) when she posted this helpful explainer: 

@feministforeveryoneNew study called Monetizing Misogyny by Lucina Di Meco shows that men and social media platforms benefit from ripping women apart online. #womenempowerment #womenempoweringwomen #equality #sexism #metoo #feministtiktok #feminism #feminist #timemagazine #lucinadimeco #monetizingmisogyny #astharajvanshi

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