{"id":3345,"date":"2026-05-24T17:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/rise-in-voyeuristic-videos-of-women-and-girls-in-public-prompts-calls-for-misogyny-to-be-made-a-crime\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T17:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:31:27","slug":"rise-in-voyeuristic-videos-of-women-and-girls-in-public-prompts-calls-for-misogyny-to-be-made-a-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/rise-in-voyeuristic-videos-of-women-and-girls-in-public-prompts-calls-for-misogyny-to-be-made-a-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise in voyeuristic videos of women and girls in public prompts calls for misogyny to be made a crime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Secretly filmed content is being shared online for profit and to degrade women and girls, according to campaigners who are continuing their call to make misogyny a hate crime<\/h2>\n
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Rise in voyeuristic videos of women and girls in public prompts calls for misogyny to be made a crime<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Calls to make misogyny a hate crime have been reignited in the hope of tackling the rise in secret filming of women and girls in shared public spaces.<\/p>\n

Campaigners and experts in digital harm this week joined MP Wera Hobhouse in resurfacing requests to make misogynistic acts an offence in England and Wales.<\/p>\n

A change to the law would mean misogyny – which is defined as a hatred or dislike of women and girls or a sense of male superiority – could be considered as a possible element of a crime such as stalking or harassment.<\/p>\n

Footage of women and girls in public – on nights out, while exercising or simply just walking or being in public spaces – is increasingly being captured covertly on smartphones or smart-glasses and uploaded to online forums or social media without their consent.<\/p>\n

Often the videos are monetised online, with comments and shares centred around sexual gratification, derogatory or misogynistic views or for \u2018humiliation entertainment\u2019.<\/p>\n

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