According to a survey conducted in Northern Ireland in 2023, 70 percent of women reported feeling that existing legislation was not effective at tackling online violence against women and girls. Additionally, 85 percent of respondents supported making online violence a criminal offence.
Women in Northern Ireland on the legislation and criminality of online violence against women and girls as of February 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Existing legislation is not effective at tackling online violence against women and girls
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The Open University. (September 7, 2023). Women in Northern Ireland on the legislation and criminality of online violence against women and girls as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412529/northern-ireland-women-online-violence-legislation/
The Open University. "Women in Northern Ireland on the legislation and criminality of online violence against women and girls as of February 2023." Chart. September 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412529/northern-ireland-women-online-violence-legislation/
The Open University. (2023). Women in Northern Ireland on the legislation and criminality of online violence against women and girls as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412529/northern-ireland-women-online-violence-legislation/
The Open University. "Women in Northern Ireland on The Legislation and Criminality of Online Violence against Women and Girls as of February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412529/northern-ireland-women-online-violence-legislation/
The Open University, Women in Northern Ireland on the legislation and criminality of online violence against women and girls as of February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412529/northern-ireland-women-online-violence-legislation/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Women in Northern Ireland on the legislation and criminality of online violence against women and girls as of February 2023 [Graph], The Open University, September 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412529/northern-ireland-women-online-violence-legislation/
