31 Mar 2023

Supporting girls’ wellbeing

In their Children’s Wellbeing in a Digital World Index Report, Internet Matters found that girls aged 9-10 experience more negative impacts on their social and physical wellbeing from being online compared to other groups and the previous year. They have created guidance on how we can support girls’ wellbeing online including tips on screen time, […]

17 Mar 2023

How to talk about misogyny

Andrew Tate has been in the headlines a lot recently; much of it around his misogynistic views. Internet Matters has published a useful guide on what misogyny is, terminology, where children might see it online and offline and how you can talk to children and young people about it. What is misogyny?

07 Mar 2023

The benefits of social media

Internet Matters has written this article on the benefits of social media for young people including the skills it can help develop plus 5 top tips on how young people can make the most of social media. We have recently run a webinar on Social Media – you can view the recording. Social media benefits

07 Mar 2023

The Manosphere – what is it? What are the risks for young people?

Read this article on Internet Matters about the manosphere. In this article Jessica Aiston explores what the manosphere is: The manosphere is a network of online men’s communities against the empowerment of women and who promote anti-feminist and sexist beliefs. They blame women and feminists for all sorts of problems in society. Many of these […]

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