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, Ahead of Print.
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 ...