"Online spaces are being systematically weaponised to exclude women leaders and to undermine the role of women in public life. Attacks on women which use hateful language, rumour and gendered stereotypes combine personal attacks with political motivations, making online spaces dangerous places for women to speak out. And left unchecked, this phenomenon of gendered disinformation, spread by state and non-state actors, poses a serious threat to women’s equal political participation. In this research, we investigated state-aligned gendered disinformation in two countries, Poland and the Philippines, through an analysis of Twitter data. We analysed tweets in Polish and, from the Philippines, in English." (Executive summary)
Contents
1 Understanding gendered disinformation, 11
2 Background, 16
3 The players, 19
4 The rules of the game, 25
5 Talking back and speaking up, 33
6 The gendered disinformation ecosystem, 35
7 Conclusions, 37
8 Reclaiming the game, 39