An analysis of Australian Facebook comments has found sportswomen are more likely to receive negative, sexualised comments than their male counterparts.
Australian sportswomen face three times as many negative comments online as their male counterparts, an analysis of Facebook comments has revealed.
The nature of online abuse experienced by sportswomen and sportsmen is also different. Fourteen per cent of the negative comments about women were sexualising the players, while no such comments about men were identified.In contrast, negative comments about male players were more likely to be allegations of cheating or drug use.
"Despite all the great messages the AFLW competition has sent to the community, the athletes, who have done an incredible job to promote the game, have had to put up with nasty and hate fuelled messages through their social media platforms," he said.
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