landmark study into online harm in women’s sport by deakin university

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A Deakin University study Addressing Online Harm in Australian Women’s Sport presents the findings of a landmark investigation into the online harassment and abuse of the nation’s top sportswomen. It explores the experience, impact and potential solutions to online harm of professional and elite women’s sports athletes across Australia Dr Kim Toffoletti is internationally recognised for her interdisciplinary research on women, sport and media. Kim's research has been published in top-ranking academic journals. She is the Associate Editor of the Sociology of Sport Journal, and sits on the editorial board of Communication & Sport journal. Dr Caitlin McGrane is a digital ethnographic researcher interested in gender, technology and everyday life. She is currently a Research Fellow at Deakin University and RMIT University. At Deakin, she has led research into gendered online harassment in sport. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport