‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny

The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly by The Guardian

Aug 20, 202600:33:16News & Politics

Racism and misogyny are becoming normalised as a result of rightwing politics and the ‘cesspit’ of social media, says Labour’s Bridget Phillipson. In an extended interview, the minister for women and equalities and new p...

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