Media coverage of violence against women reaches ‘dismal’ low, report finds

TL;DR

Global online news coverage of violence against women and misogynistic harassment dropped to a low of 1.3% in 2025, down from a peak of 2.2% in 2018 during the #MeToo movement.
The coverage fails to address the root causes of abuse, such as gender inequality, power imbalances, and patriarchal norms, often overlooking the gender-inequality lens.
Male perspectives dominate when misogyny-related stories are covered, with men being quoted 1.5 times more often than women.
References to 'gender ideology', a term used by anti-gender equality movements, saw a surge of 42 times between 2020 and 2025, largely driven by US media.
Recommendations for improvement include putting female journalists and editors in charge of coverage, centering victims and survivors, and explaining the systemic issues that enable abuse.

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