Labour councillor Marion Talbot (pictured right), who asked the PCC how the force could practically implement treating
misogyny as a hate crime, believes it could act as a "wake-up call" for some men.
What few have officially recognized--except for women who have been on the receiving end of this hate--is that this sort of online
misogyny can also have serious real-life implications.
Conditioned
misogyny and patriarchy in our society can only be tackled by legislating policies that uphold and safeguard the rights of women; which is exactly why such behaviour should not have any place in the Parliament.
It comes in the wake of Nottinghamshire Police's decision to classify
misogyny as a hate crime in 2016 - based on the levels of male to female sexual harassment in their area and after hearing how victims of hate crime had to totally transform their lifestyle to avoid being targeted again.
An open letter co-signed by the Fawcett Society, civil society alliance Citizens UK, senior faith leaders and non-governmental organisations asks the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) to vote to record
misogyny as a hate crime nationwide at its upcoming meeting on July 11.
Only five police forces in the UK class
misogyny as a hate crime, an activist group found.
Appendices and an index round out this studious examination of
misogyny in social media, as well as how women themselves have used social media speak out against
misogyny.
Last week, I had the chance to speak in Mel Onn MP's debate on
Misogyny as a Hate Crime in Westminster Hall.
MISOGYNY will now be recognised as a hate crime in some areas and could see offenders charged for using sexually graphic language or making uninvited sexual advances.
'The abusive, unparliamentary language used by Shah Farman, drowned in the laughter of other MPAs who found it funny, are indicative of the deep
misogyny that is tolerated and thus promoted,' laments KPCSW in a press release issued here on Thursday.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said
misogyny "certainly" played a role in her US presidential election defeat by Republican rival Donald Trump.