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‘Fear of missing out’ keeping girls and young women online despite sexism

‘Fear of missing out’ keeping girls and young women online despite sexism



Almost half of girls aged 11 to 21 in Girlguiding survey say sexism and misogyny makes them feel less safeGirls and young women are seeing more unwanted sexual images and suffering more cyberstalking online, but still don’t want to take a break from social media because of a fear of missing out, a survey for Girlguiding has found.“Fomo” is keeping more than half of 11- to 21-year-olds on apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and WhatsApp despite nearly one in five saying they have been being stalked online and more than a third saying they are seeing sexual images they didn’t wish to see, the survey of more than 2,000 girls and young women found. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/08/fear-of-missing-out-keeping-girls-and-young-woman-online-despite-sexism-girlguiding

Author : Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Publish date : 2024-10-07 23:01:16

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