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title: Online Abuse 101
date: 2026-02-04T11:56:00-05:00
author: Jonese Austin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/online-abuse-101"
section: Resources
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Online Abuse 101

This article from the Women’s Media Center Speech Project provides an overview of online abuse. It defines several tactics used by abusers, and it addresses myths around online abuse as experienced by women.

Online abuse is the targeting of people online. Online abuse include defamation, doxing, hate speech, swatting, and unsolicited pornography.

When online abuse occurs against women, it is often referred to as cybersexism or cybermisogyny. It is a form of gender-based violence, because it targets women specifically because of their sex. Online abuse against women is often more severe and gendered. Women may be sent gendered slurs or unsolicited pornography. Online abuse is also affected by other intersecting identities, such as race and ethnicity, sexuality, and disability.

Online abuse can further complicate the lives of women. We must weigh the costs of engaging online. Women who are online may be concerned about their safety and their family’s safety. They may also experience emotional and psychological distress because of harassment. Women may not engage online for fear that their privacy will be violated. These fears extend beyond our personal lives to our professional lives as well.

> When men face online harassment and abuse, it is first and foremost designed to embarrass or shame them. When women are targeted, the abuse is more likely to be gendered, sustained, sexualized and linked to off-line violence.

[Read the full article ](https://womensmediacenter.com/speech-project/online-abuse-101#groomingAndPredation)

SOURCE: Women's Media Center Speech Project

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- [ gender-based violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/gender-based-violence)
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- [recognizing abuse](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/recognizing-abuse)
- [sexual harassment](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/sexual-harassment)
- [violence against women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/violence-against-women)
- [social media](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/social-media)
- [emotional abuse](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/emotional-abuse)
- [sexism](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/sexism)

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## Women's Responses to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

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Women are changing how they engage online, to protect themselves in the face of threats, surveillance, and other forms of violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/womens-responses-to-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence)

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## Navigating Online Abuse

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The Online Harrassment Field Manual helps users understand online abuse and develop concrete strategies to prepare for, avoid, and respond to it.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/contending-with-online-abuse)

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## The Effect of Violence Against Women Online

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On this podcast, sociologist Sarah Sobeiraj discusses online attacks against women, including who is most vulnerable to this form of abuse, the many ways it may affect us, and what we can do to address it.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-effect-of-violence-against-women-online)

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## Measuring the Prevalence of Online Violence against Women

Using clear infographics, this interactive report provides an overview of online violence and how it affects women across 86 countries.

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Using clear infographics, this interactive report provides an overview of online violence and how it affects women across 86 countries.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/measuring-the-prevalence-of-online-violence-against-women)

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## Using the Media To Explore My Asexuality

MB discusses the role of the media in teaching her about asexuality and the asexuality spectrum.

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MB discusses the role of the media in teaching her about asexuality and the asexuality spectrum.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-using-the-media-to-explore-my-asexuality)

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## An Analysis: Manifestations and Perpetuation of Gender-Based Violence

The Human Rights Advocacy and Research Foundation analyzes some of the reasons gender-based violence continues.

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The Human Rights Advocacy and Research Foundation analyzes some of the reasons gender-based violence continues.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/an-analysis-manifestations-and-perpetuation-of-gender-based-violence)

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## An Overview of Reproductive Coercion as Intimate Partner Violence

This article focuses on the experiences of teenagers, identifying different forms of reproductive coercion and their role in intimate partner violence.

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This article focuses on the experiences of teenagers, identifying different forms of reproductive coercion and their role in intimate partner violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/an-overview-of-reproductive-coercion-as-intimate-partner-violence)

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## Media Representations of “Ideal” Relationships

Do you see yourself reflected in the media? Do you see relationships that mirror your own? How does the representation you see affect your sense of self?

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Do you see yourself reflected in the media? Do you see relationships that mirror your own? How does the representation you see affect your sense of self?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/conversations-media-representations-of-ideal-relationships)