Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Misogyny: the manosphere and online content
Open
Opened 8 May 2025
Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Women and Equalities Committee will examine how the “manosphere” and other online content is fuelling misogyny. The inquiry will examine the impact of this content on attitudes and behaviour both online and offline, and what can be done to tackle it.
Where it stands
The inquiry is open, opened 8 May 2025.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 5 oral evidence sessionsLatest 11 March 2026
- 1 written submission
- 13 witnesses
Recent activity
- Dr David S. Smith, Robert Gordon University2 September 2026, Written evidence · MIS0101
- Women and Equalities Committee11 March 2026, Oral evidence
- Women and Equalities Committee9 July 2025, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 11 Mar 2026 |
Women and Equalities Committee
James Blake,
James Bloodworth
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| 9 Jul 2025 |
Women and Equalities Committee
Baroness Gabrielle Bertin
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| 18 Jun 2025 |
Women and Equalities Committee
Laura Bates
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| 21 May 2025 |
Women and Equalities Committee
Dr Kaitlyn Regehr · University College London (UCL),
Dr Lisa Sugiura · University of Portsmouth,
Jacob Davey · Institute for Strategic Dialogue,
Janaya Walker · End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW)
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| 29 Apr 2025 |
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Darren Northcott · NASUWT - The Teachers' Union,
Dr Daniel Guinness · Beyond Equality,
Emily Feller,
Jack Thorne,
Matt Pinkett · Engendering Change
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Written evidence
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| Reference | Date | Submitter |
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| MIS0101 | 2 Sep 2026 | Dr David S. Smith, Robert Gordon University |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Baroness Gabrielle Bertin | Not recorded | 1 |
| Darren Northcott · National Official | NASUWT - The Teachers' Union | 1 |
| Dr Daniel Guinness · Co-founder and Managing Director | Beyond Equality | 1 |
| Dr Kaitlyn Regehr · Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities | University College London (UCL) | 1 |
| Dr Lisa Sugiura · Assistant Professor in Cybercrime and Gender Criminology | University of Portsmouth | 1 |
| Emily Feller | Not recorded | 1 |
| Jack Thorne | Not recorded | 1 |
| Jacob Davey · Director of Policy and Research for Counter-Hate | Institute for Strategic Dialogue | 1 |
| James Blake | Not recorded | 1 |
| James Bloodworth | Not recorded | 1 |
| Janaya Walker · Head of Public Affairs | End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) | 1 |
| Laura Bates | Not recorded | 1 |
| Matt Pinkett · Misogyny and Gender Equity Specialist | Engendering Change | 1 |