From online trolls to ‘Slut Shaming’: understanding the role of incivility and gender abuse in local government

Carson, Andrea; Mikołajczak, Gosia; Ruppanner, Leah; Foley, Emily E.

doi:10.1080/03003930.2023.2228237

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“…Overall, this work provides valuable insights into the nature of toxic content on social media platforms and highlights the need for continued research and interventions to promote more positive online interactions. The study presented in [19] takes a slightly different approach by focusing on the role of social media in political communication, with a focus on gender abuse and incivility. It provides valuable insights into the broader context of toxic behavior online.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Dark Threads That Weave the Web of Shame: A Network Science-Inspired Analysis of Body Shaming on Reddit

Corradini

2023

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Deep within online forums, we often stumble across body shaming. Words like “fat” and “ugly” are tossed around, hurting those they target. But can we peel back the layers of these online communities? In this study, social network analysis is used to shine a light on body shaming on Reddit, a well-known online platform. This paper presents a comprehensive social network analysis of body shaming on Reddit, one of the largest online platforms. The research delves into the intricacies of body shaming by identifying key actors, communities, and patterns of behavior and communication related to body shaming. The results show how behavior and communication differ across Reddit’s various subgroups, and how user activity and the length of comments can vary. Through the application of topic modeling, the main subjects discussed in each subgroup were identified. This enables an understanding of what drives discussions about body shaming. The findings provide valuable insights into the spread and normalization of harmful behaviors and attitudes related to body shaming, which can inform the development of targeted interventions aimed at reducing this harmful behavior and promoting more positive and inclusive attitudes towards body image and weight.

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Corradini

2023

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“…Short tenureswhen women enter politics late and hence have truncated careershas been proven not to be a significant problem at the federal level in Australia (Joshi and Och 2021). Yet the available evidence (Carson et al 2021) suggests that women councillors often enter politics late, potentially affecting the pipeline to higher levels of government (Allen 2013). 11 Other councillors suggest that incompatibilities between motherhood and council have been overemphasised.…”

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“…As one councillor said, women's underrepresentation "reflects the demands on women in employment and also looking after the family, which together does not leave a lot of room for council" (Wh/M-Cr#19). 'Role-strain' of juggling family, paid employment and council work more accurately captures the reason for the missing cohort in councils (Carson et al 2021). One answer to the enduring problem of women's underrepresentation is then to increase councillor pay so that women (and men) do not need to balance it with full-time employment.…”

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“…Increasing pay is not the only answer, as many women will still be reluctant to interrupt career progression in order to take on a councillor role (Carson et al 2021). Nonetheless, councillor remuneration must be considered in any serious discussion of gender equity in NSW councils.…”

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“…Without under-estimating the political barriers to delivering programmes that challenge the status quo, an additional problem is a lack of knowledge of, and/or unwillingness to confront, uncomfortable truths about the more persistent roadblocks to diversity. While there is a burgeoning literature on women's political underrepresentation in Australia (Pini 2006;Conroy 2011;Carson et al 2021;Wilson 2021), less research has examined the underrepresentation of non-European ethnic groups (Maddison 2010;Kwok and Pietsch 2017;Pietsch 2018), less again on the intersections of race and gender in Australian politics (Milione 2019), and none, as far as this author has discovered, in the arena of local government. This paper therefore builds upon previous studies that have foregrounded the ideological and structural conditions that sustain political dominance by majority men in NSW councils (Gray 1991;Pini 2006).…”

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Roadblocks to diversity in Local Government in New South Wales, Australia: changing narratives and confronting absences in diversity strategies

Jakimow

2022

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The 2021 local government elections in New South Wales (NSW), Australia delivered a record 39.5% female representation, up from 31.2% in the previous election. The increased number of women elected to councils can be read as evidence of the success of a diversity strategy centred on encouraging and equipping women, and other under-represented groups, to stand for election. However, without detracting from the value of these initiatives, their capacity to achieve a councillor body reflective of the general population is limited. People of non-European ancestry, particularly women of ‘colour’ remain grossly underrepresented, while the gains in women’s representation will fail to reach gender parity unless the practices that sustain male overrepresentation, particularly by Anglo and other ‘white’ European men, are challenged. This article draws upon qualitative interviews with councillors to offer fresh readings of conventional explanations for a lack of diversity in Australian local government, while also underscoring the importance of addressing issues that are currently neglected in ‘technical’ approaches.

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From online trolls to ‘Slut Shaming’: understanding the role of incivility and gender abuse in local government

Cited by 2 publications

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The Dark Threads That Weave the Web of Shame: A Network Science-Inspired Analysis of Body Shaming on Reddit

The Dark Threads That Weave the Web of Shame: A Network Science-Inspired Analysis of Body Shaming on Reddit

Roadblocks to diversity in Local Government in New South Wales, Australia: changing narratives and confronting absences in diversity strategies

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