How Has Gendered Disinformation Impacted Women in Politics?

Nina Jankowicz

In today’s episode of the Expert Series, we are joined by Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center and co-founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project, to discuss gendered disinformation.

While discussing how gender is being weaponized against women in politics and public life, Ms. Jankowicz explains how gendered disinformation has become a tool to discourage women from active participation in politics and to deter them from seeking public offices. She examines numerous instances of gendered disinformation, both in the recent U.S. elections and abroad, while also exploring the dynamics prevalent within digital communities that fuel the development of harmful gendered narratives. The episode concludes by exploring various strategies to combat gender disinformation.

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