When Sexism Becomes the Norm: The Effect of Sexism on Women’s Participation in Political Online Discussions
Published online on June 14, 2025
Abstract
Communication Research, Volume 53, Issue 6, Page 844-866, August 2026.
Publicly visible women in political news are often met with sexist backlash in social media’s comment sections. We take a social norms perspective to argue that the presence of politically active women in the news sets a descriptive norm to increase ...
Publicly visible women in political news are often met with sexist backlash in social media’s comment sections. We take a social norms perspective to argue that the presence of politically active women in the news sets a descriptive norm to increase ...