How to Be a Woman Online

When Nina Jankowicz''s first book on online disinformation was profiled in The New Yorker , she expected attention but not an avalanche of abuse and harassment, predominantly from men, online. All women in politics, journalism and academia now face untold levels of harassment and abuse in online spaces. Together with the world''s leading extremism researchers, Jankowicz wrote one of the definitive reports on this troubling phenomenon. Drawing on rigorous research into the treatment of Kamala Harris - the first woman vice-president - and other political and public figures, Nina also uses her own experiences to provide a step-by-step plan for dealing with harassment, abuse, doxing and disinformation in online spaces.The result is a must-read for researchers, journalists and all women with a profile in the online space.>

With precision and clarity, Nina Jankowicz has created an essential guide to survival for any woman who has the audacity to exist online... This book is an important primer not just for existing online as a woman, but it's a guide to thriving in those spaces, to feeling safe enough to take up room and to have opinions and to be bold in our careers and our lives. This book is part practical guide and part primer in letting you know you are not alone, that your voice and your opinions and your work are worth protecting and that yes, the internet belongs to you too. This book is an instant classic and a necessary read... This is the book I wish I had as a young writer and it's a book I'm so glad to have now.

Auteur
Nina Jankowicz is a Washington DC-based writer and analyst. She is currently a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Kennan Institute. Previously she served as a Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellow, a role in which she provided strategic guidance to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. Her writing has been published by The New York Times. The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, Foreign policy, and others. Her first book, How to Lose the Information War was published in 2020.

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When Nina Jankowicz's first book on online disinformation was profiled in the New Yorker, she expected attention. What she got was far worse. All women in politics, journalism and academia now face similar untold levels of harassment and abuse in online spaces.

Drawing on rigorous research into the treatment of Kamala Harris - the first woman vice-president - and other political and public figures, Nina uses on her own experiences to provide a step-by-step plan and practical advice for dealing with harassment, abuse, doxxing and disinformation in online spaces.

Résumé
"Blisteringly witty." Kirkus "An essential guide." Publisher's Weekly "Timely." Booklist When Nina Jankowicz's first book on online disinformation was profiled in The New Yorker, she expected attention but not an avalanche of abuse and harassment, predominantly from men, online. All women in politics, journalism and academia now face untold levels of harassment and abuse in online spaces. Together with the world's leading extremism researchers, Jankowicz wrote one of the definitive reports on this troubling phenomenon. Drawing on rigorous research into the treatment of Kamala Harris - the first woman vice-president - and other political and public figures, Nina also uses her own experiences to provide a step-by-step plan for dealing with harassment, abuse, doxing and disinformation in online spaces. The result is a must-read for researchers, journalists and all women with a profile in the online space.

Contenu
Introduction Chapter One Security: Outfitting Yourself Online Chapter Two Adversity: Enduring Trolls Chapter Three Policy: Making it Work for You Chapter Four Community: Cultivating a Circle of Solidarity Chapter Five Tenacity: Speaking Up and Fighting Back Further Reading Resources