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100			_a Carson, Andrea Mikolajczak, Gosia Ruppanner, Leah and Foley, Emily _951995
245			_aFrom online trolls to ‘slut shaming’ :Understanding the role of incivility and gender abuse in local government
260			_aLocal Government Studies
300			_a50(2), Apr, 2024: p.427-450
520			_aFair political representation is an important goal of democratic governments, yet Australia lags behind many democracies in women’s representation in elected politics. Attacks against women in public spaces through harassment and verbal abuse have long constrained women’s ease in physical spaces and, in the digital age, this has extended into online spheres. This paper examines the impact of on- and offline incivility on women’s experiences in local politics. It focuses on Australia’s southern state of Victoria and its 79 local government municipalities. We conduct two surveys of men and women elected representatives (N1 = 222, N2 = 205) to determine their experiences during the campaigning period and first year on council. We follow up with in-depth interviews with women who have experienced gender harassment (n = 10) to further understand its impacts. We offer new insights in to a ‘push factor’ that contribute to women leaving elected local government and their political underrepresentation.-Reproduced https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2023.2228237
650			_aYounger women, Australia, Incivility, Local government, Gender-based incivility, Trolling. _951444
773			_aLocal Government Studies
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