The overall aim of this study is to fill a knowledge gap regarding misogynistic hate crimes, since only one previous study has focused on victims’ experiences. Drawing from a sample of 1,767 female students, the results show that women with experiences of misogynistic hate crimes are more likely to be subjected to sexual harassment, repeat victimization, and to have been targeted by strangers. They consistently report higher levels of fear of crime by comparison with both non-bias victims and non-victims. Finally, the results support the thesis that misogynistic hate crime, like other forms of hate crime, has a message effect.

I takt med att den högre utbildningen demokratiserats genom breddad rekrytering tar personer som bryter mot akademins mansnorm, heteronorm och vithetsnorm allt större plats i den högre utbildningen. Denna trend syns både i studentgrupper men också bland universitetets forskare och lärare. I den föreliggande artikeln diskuteras tidigare forskning och preliminära resultat från en pågående studie med syfte att undersöka hur man som handledare kan arbeta proaktivt för att inkludera normbrytande doktorander.

The inclusion of gender in hate crime legislation has been the subject of scholarly debate since the 1990s, but only a handful of empirical studies have focused on victims’ experiences of gender-bias hate crime. Therefore, misogynistic hate crimes are primarily discussed as a theoretical or legal category of events. In this study, the aim is instead to shed light on how female victims define, describe, and are affected by their experiences of gender-bias hate crime. In doing so, the study contributes insights into misogynistic hate crimes as lived experiences, rather than as an abstract legal or theoretical concept.

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