This statistic presents the most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide. During the July 2017 survey period, 46 percent of survey respondents who have experienced online abuse stated that they had experienced sexist or misogynist comments directed towards them.
Most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide as of July 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Generally abusive language or comments directed at you
62%
Sexist or misogynist comments directed at you
46%
Threats (direct or indirect) of physical or sexual violence against you
26%
The posting of your personal details online with the aim to cause you alarm or stress
17%
Racist language or comments directed at you
14%
The posting of intimate images of you online without your consent
8%
Homophobic or transphobic language or comments direct at you
who have ever experienced online abuse or harassment
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
QA2D. Thinking about occasions on which you have personally experienced abuse or harassment online/ the abuse or harassment that you personally experienced online, did any of the following things ever happen to you? Please select all that apply Countries surveyed: UK, United States, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark. Total survey n= 4,009 *Less than 1 percent of respondents.
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Amnesty International. (November 20, 2017). Most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide as of July 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784833/online-harassment-women-types/
Amnesty International. "Most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide as of July 2017." Chart. November 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784833/online-harassment-women-types/
Amnesty International. (2017). Most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide as of July 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784833/online-harassment-women-types/
Amnesty International. "Most Common Types of Online Abuse or Harassment Experienced by Women Worldwide as of July 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784833/online-harassment-women-types/
Amnesty International, Most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide as of July 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784833/online-harassment-women-types/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide as of July 2017 [Graph], Amnesty International, November 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784833/online-harassment-women-types/
