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Research<\/a>\u00a0from the Children\u2019s Commissioner for England has found that 79% of children have encountered violent pornography before they are 18.\u00a0One-third of young people<\/a>\u00a0have reported receiving nude videos or photographs, with more than half sent from strangers.<\/p>\n

There has also been a dramatic rise of hyper-masculine social media influencers, causing alarm among\u00a0teachers and teaching unions<\/a>. These influencers are exposing boys to violence against women as a form of biological entitlement, based on their view that males are an inherently superior sex.<\/p>\n

Access to this online material has been\u00a0linked by teachers<\/a>\u00a0to increases in\u00a0sexual assault and misogynistic behaviour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Research<\/a>\u00a0by two of us (Mullany and Trickett) investigating\u00a0misogyny hate crime<\/a>\u00a0recommends education as a key way to tackle the root causes of misogyny. There have been calls from the\u00a0National Police Chief\u2019s Council<\/a>\u00a0to teach younger children in primary school the risks and harms of online misogyny, which aligns with our recommendations.\u00a0Improving communication<\/a>\u00a0between schools and families is crucial so that messaging and advice about online misogyny is consistent.<\/p>\n

On the curriculum<\/strong><\/h4>\n

UK pupils are taught about\u00a0harmful stereotypes online<\/a>\u00a0in relationships and sex education (RSE), health education, citizenship and computing. However, a recent survey in England by\u00a0The Sex Education Forum<\/a>\u00a0reported that 54% of surveyed students said they had not been taught enough or had not been taught at all about healthy relationships online.<\/p>\n

Events such as\u00a0Safer Internet Day<\/a>\u00a0can do good work in schools. But focusing on this issue one day a year is not enough to address a problem which negatively affects the health, wellbeing and learning opportunities of young people every day. There is not the space in the current national curriculum to examine and critique online misogyny in the detail it desperately needs.<\/p>\n

Young people of all genders may find it difficult to\u00a0talk to adults<\/a>\u00a0about personal and embarrassing topics, including their bodies, sex and relationships, which can make reporting online misogyny difficult.\u00a0Victim-blaming<\/a>\u00a0of girls in schools may lead them to avoid reporting misogyny online and offline. Victim-blaming feeds into a lack trust in authority figures into adulthood. The\u00a0under-reporting of rape and sexual assault<\/a>\u00a0is well-documented.<\/p>\n

The emphasis on individual responsibility also downplays the role that peer groups and bystanders should play.\u00a0Recent initiatives<\/a>\u00a0in higher education include bystander training and \u201callyship\u201d, which make it everyone\u2019s responsibility to intervene and question if they witness misogyny online or offline.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just in RSE, but across the curriculum that misogyny should be addressed. All subject areas use online spaces and platforms as e-learning tools, and these are places where misogynistic content can be easily shared.<\/p>\n

Misogyny can be found within\u00a0online learning resources<\/a>. Platform providers have a direct role to protect children and all users online. Ongoing revisions to the\u00a0Online Safety bill<\/a>\u00a0present the opportunity to make providers take more social and legal responsibility for the content they offer for profit.<\/p>\n

The UK government is\u00a0reviewing guidance<\/a>\u00a0on RSE in England during 2023. This presents an opportunity to make the problem of online misogyny more prominent and change the way it is taught. New resources to tackle misogynistic social media influencers are in\u00a0significant demand by teachers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many ways to be a man<\/strong><\/h4>\n

There are\u00a0multiple versions of masculinity<\/a>\u00a0which differ from the narrow stereotypes frequently portrayed online which portray men as violent, unemotional and macho. These alternative ways of performing masculinities need to be taught in schools, so that the simplistic ways social influencers act out extreme masculinities online can be critiqued and replaced with knowledge of healthier identities and relationships.<\/p>\n

Organisations such as\u00a0Beyond Equality<\/a>\u00a0run male-led workshops in schools to rethink dominant, macho masculinity. Workshops like this can create spaces for honest conversations without judgement. Students unpick stereotypes and are taught different ways of performing masculinities.<\/p>\n

At a primary school level, there is a\u00a0lack of male teachers<\/a>\u00a0who can act as positive role models. Far more should be done to actively encourage men to enter the teaching profession at this level.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, it should not be the responsibility of schools to do all the work. Addressing online misogyny is a community-wide responsibility. Parents, caregivers and others who play central roles in children\u2019s lives and activities \u2013 such as sports clubs, community groups and other youth organisations \u2013 also need to take a stance.<\/p>\n

This can include working together, in collaboration with schools, to call out misogynistic behaviours and model healthy behaviours online and offline. We need to actively demonstrate how women and girls can be equally respected and valued in society.<\/p>\n

The next generation needs guidance from male role models as they make the difficult transition into adulthood. They need support to recognise healthy and unhealthy behaviours and the implications of these for others and for themselves.<\/p>\n

Author Bios:<\/strong> Louise Mullany is a Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Nottingham, Loretta Trickett is a Senior lecturer, College of Business Law and Social Sciences, Nottingham Law School and Sally Bashford-Squires is a PhD Candidate in Public Health both at Nottingham Trent University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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