Misogyny Reports

This report offers an initial exploration into the perception and maintenance of gendered social norms in the South African context on X (formerly Twitter). The report explores norms related to masculinity, femininity as well as the LGBTQIA+ community. Our findings suggest further exploration into each individual ‘category’ is necessary, with preliminary insight indicating that Masculine …

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The HeCareZa Project Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of our initiatives, highlighting key achievements . Join us as we reflect on a year of progress. Read full report

The second in a series of factsheets concerning Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny analysed social media data from June 1 – 30 August. The report examines prominent topics and influential accounts in the conversation. Two key events in July and August 2024 concerned the Rapex device and Miss South Africa conversation. Additionally, the CABC found concerning …

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This iteration of the CABC’s reports on GBV and Misogyny covers online narratives around ever-partnered women aged 16 and above and has six thematic areas, namely: Physical violence, emotional and psychological violence, sexual violence, abuse of minors, the epidemic of gender-based violence and the justice system. The findings suggest that victim blaming remains common place, …

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The first in a series of factsheets concerned with Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny analysed social media data from June 1 – 30. Highlights include conversation around Father’s Day and Men’s Mental Health month.   Read full report

This fact sheet accompanies Report 9 in our series of Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny social media analytics reporting, with this edition unpacking inequality in the labour force. The fact sheet presents and summarises the full reports focus areas and recommendations   Read full report

Report 9 in our series of Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny social media analytics reporting unpacks inequality in the labour force. Conversation around women in the labour force is polarised and views align broadly within two camps, a religious-moral traditionalism juxtaposed with a perspective rooted in progressivism and gender equality. We explored three focus areas namely; …

Labour Force Equality: Perspectives & Stereotypes Social Media Analytics Report Read More »

Report 8 in our series of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Misogyny social media analytics reporting analyses the followership and engagement metrics garnered by 20 organisational accounts in the GBV space, as well as the share of followership and engagement across diverse social media platforms. The report concludes by highlighting sample posts shared by the assessed …

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Report 7 in our series of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Misogyny social media analytics reporting unpacks online conversation during November and the 16 Days of Activism period. The 16 Days of Activism section focused on organisational campaigns as well as general trends in the conversation around that time. The individual expressions section focused on highlighting …

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The 6th heCareZA report unpacks two areas within online conversation about gender and misogyny during the month of September. The macro themes section, focused on the highest traction content during the month, delves into perceptions toward spousal support and perceived gender hypocrisies as well as female submission and fatherhood. The individual expressions section focused on …

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