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Leading types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women 2017

Most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide as of July 2017

The data describes the most common types of online abuse or harassment experienced by women worldwide. During the July 2017 survey period, 46% of survey respondents who have experienced online abuse stated that they had experienced sexist or misogynist comments directed towards them.

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 7
Other types of online abuse 18
Don't know 2
Prefer not to say 2

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