Highlights•Several inherent characteristics of social media facilitate online
activism.•Evidence for slacktivism (online collective action hinders offline action) is …

We map the available scientific literature on how and why victims of sexual violence use
digital platforms in the aftermath of victimization. Twenty-four empirical studies on sexual …

The social stigma looming over disclosures of sexual violence discourages many women
from publicly sharing their stories, limiting their ability to seek support and obscuring the …

Evidence-based intervention and policy strategies to address the recent surge of race-
motivated hate crimes and other forms of racism against Asian Americans are essential; …

Introduction Disrespect and abuse during labour and birth are increasingly reported all over
the world. In 2016, a Dutch client organization initiated an online campaign,# …

ABSTRACT Online feminist-based hashtag (#) campaigns, such as# WhyIStayed and#
MaybeHeDoesntHitYou, have coalesced into the current# MeToo movement: a global …

“Rough sex” can be considered an act of sexual violence that is consensual or non-
consensual, often resulting in bodily harm and in rare cases, fatalities. The rough sex …

Objective: The present study explored the experience of public self-disclosure of sexual
assault and its perceived effect on recovery from the survivor's point of view. Method: A …

Online disclosure of sexual violence victimisation is a relatively new phenomenon. While
prior research has mainly relied on analysis of Twitter data from the# MeToo period, this …

In 2017, the# MeToo movement garnered international attention when millions of people
used it to share experiences of sexual violence via social media. Through an analysis of 570 …