Misogyny as Hate Crime

Author: Irene Zempi; Jo Smith
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367521295

Published In: May 2023
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Hardback Edition ISBN: 9780367903176

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Misogyny as Hate Crime explores the background, nature and consequences of misogyny as well as the legal framework and UK policy responses associated with misogyny as a form of hate crime. Taking an intersectional approach, the book looks at how experiences of misogyny may intersect with other forms of hate crime such as disablism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and transphobia.

From the sexist and derogatory comments about women by former US President Donald Trump, to legislative changes in Chile and Peru making street harassment illegal, misogyny presents a challenge to scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and women globally. The increasing importance of the internet has seen misogyny move into these digital spaces but has also provided a platform for movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, highlighting the scale of sexual harassment and abuse. In 2016, Nottinghamshire Police in partnership with Nottingham Women’s Centre became the first force in England and Wales to record misogyny as a hate crime. Since then other police forces have introduced similar schemes to tackle misogyny. More recently, the Law Commission of England and Wales has undertaken a review of the legislation on hate crime and in their consultation paper of proposals for reform have suggested ‘adding sex or gender to the protected characteristics’. Against this background, the book speaks both to the proposed reforms of the hate crime legislation around misogyny, and the broader issues around experiences of and legal responses to misogyny. It showcases the work of leading scholars in this area alongside that of activists and practitioners, whose work has been invaluable in opening up public discussion on misogynistic hate crime and encouraging wider social change. In recognising the intersections of different forms of prejudice, the book provides an innovative contribution to these ‘hate debates’, highlighting the complexities of creating separate strands of hate crime.

Providing a comprehensive understanding of the debates around inclusion of misogyny as a form of hate crime, this ground-breaking book will be of great interest to students, scholars and activists interested in gender, hate crime, feminism, criminology, law, policing and sociology.

Introduction - Irene Zempi and Jo Smith

Part 1: Theorising misogyny, gender and ‘hate crime’

1. A feminist theoretical exploration of misogyny as a hate crime - Marian Duggan and Hannah Mason-Bish

2. How has the concept of hate crime changed: perceptions of misogyny as a potential hate crime - Kim McGuire

Part 2: Online and offline spaces

3. The Legal Regulation of Online and Offline Misogynistic Hate - Chara Bakalis

4. Online Misogyny as a Hate Crime: #TimesUp - Kim Barkerand Olga Jurasz

5. From sexism to misogyny: can online echo chambers stay quarantined? - Alexandra Krendel

Part 3: Identities and lived experiences

6. Adolescent girls' experiences of street harassment - Rachel Harding, Dr Lucy Betts, David Wright, Sheine Peart, and Catarina Sjolin

7. Misogyny, Islamophobia and Hate Crime: Muslim Women’s Experiences and Responses - Amina Easat-Daas

8. The Intersection of Antisemitism and Misogyny - Lesley Klaff

9. Disabled women as targets of misogyny - Mark Sherry

10. Transmisogyny - Ben Colliver

11. Cisgenderism and hate crime - Michaela Rogers

12. Sex Workers as victims of hate crime - Rosie Campbell

Part 4: Practice and activism

13. A Call to Feminist Praxis: The Story of Nottingham’s Misogyny Hate Crime Policy - Zaimal Azad, Helen Voce, Sophie Maskell, Nottingham Women’s Centre

14. Policing Misogyny as a Hate Crime – the Nottinghamshire Police experience - Sue Fish, former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police

15. Informing legal change: The language of misogyny hate crime, gender and enhancing protection through criminal law - Louise Mullany and Loretta Trickett

16. Our Streets Now: Empowering Girls to Reclaim Public Spaces - Gemma and Maya Tutton

17. Tackling misogyny: the work of the Fawcett Society - Sam Smethers, Fawcett Society

18. The political changes needed to tackle misogyny in society - Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of the Green Party

Conclusion - Irene Zempi and Jo Smith