Women journalists facing worsening online violence, UN survey shows

Women journalists facing worsening online violence, UN survey shows

WOMEN journalists are facing worsening online violence, with many resorting to self-censorship, refraining from public discourse, and even abandoning their jobs, a UN survey shows.The 2025 survey by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, or UN Women, reported that 22 percent of women journalists are likely to report online violence incidents — twice as high compared to just 11 percent in 2020.“Women’s exposur…