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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans and Nicole Wootton-Cane

Report warns online misogyny becoming an ‘everyday part of childhood’

  • A new report by Barnardo's reveals that one in 10 girls in the UK has been threatened with having nude pictures of themselves shared.
  • The charity highlights a direct link between the casual disrespect seen in easily accessible pornography and attitudes in real-world relationships.
  • Online misogyny is becoming an "everyday part of childhood", with one in four girls experiencing degrading names online, and many boys feeling unable to challenge sexist behaviour due to peer pressure.
  • Frontline practitioners reported a 29 per cent increase in child-on-child sexual abuse or problematic sexual behaviour in the past year, indicating misogyny is "constant, corrosive and deeply embedded".
  • Barnardo's is urging the government to upgrade Ofcom’s Violence Against Women and Girls guidance to include a mandatory Code of Practice to challenge online and offline misogyny.

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