How Does the Public Perceive the Problem? The Online Harassment of Women in Sport

Rachel Allison, Adam Gemar, Stacey Pope, Mississippi State University, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Durham University

Communication & Sport

Published online on July 24, 2026

Abstract

Communication & Sport, Ahead of Print.
Research has shown the pervasive online harassment of women in sport, yet limited scholarship has examined public perceptions of the online harassment of women in sport. We use quantitative and qualitative responses from a national survey of U.S. adults ...