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\n Zhaodi Chen and Junghun Han, <\/span>“Her Lips Are Sealed: Effects of Negative Feedback on Women\u2019s Participation in Online Political Discussions,” Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World<\/em>,<\/a><\/span> 2024<\/span><\/div>\n\n
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A woman holding two phones, one with \u201c1000 likes\u201d and the other with none.\u201d \u201cPerson Holding Smartphones<\/a>\u201d by Kaboompics.com<\/a> is licensed under Pexels License<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s voices remain underrepresented in many types of online political participation,  even as digital platforms expand. But why do women participate less actively in these conversations than men? New research from Zhaodi Chen<\/a> and Junghun Han<\/a> investigates one potential factor: negative feedback mechanisms like \u201cdislikes\u201d and comment deletion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>Chen and Han conducted a survey experiment<\/a>, in which research participants were presented with hypothetical scenarios. In these scenarios, participants were asked to imagine posting their opinions on COVID-19 social distancing anonymously in a public online forum. Depending on the scenario, the participant\u2019s contribution faced either 1) negative feedback in the form of \u201cdislikes\u201d \u2013 such as downvotes on Reddit or dislikes on YouTube \u2013 or 2) complete deletion, such as on Wikipedia. The findings are revealing: for women, the possibility of their post being disliked did not deter them, but the risk of deletion significantly lowered their willingness to participatefor women, the possibility of their post being disliked did not deter them, but the risk of deletion significantly lowered their willingness to participate<\/span>. For men, neither dislikes nor deletions significantly impacted their participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While past studies have shown that women face greater hostility in digital spaces, Chen and Han\u2019s results suggest that the platforms’ engagement designs may also contribute to the gender gap online. Women\u2019s reluctance to post when their contributions risk erasure shows how certain feedback mechanisms may unintentionally silence women and reinforce gender disparities in public discourse. Rethinking the use of these negative feedback mechanisms could be a step toward more inclusive online discussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zhaodi Chen and Junghun Han, “Her Lips Are Sealed: Effects of Negative Feedback on Women\u2019s Participation in Online Political Discussions,” Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 2024 A woman holding two phones, one with \u201c1000 likes\u201d and the other with none.\u201d \u201cPerson Holding Smartphones\u201d by Kaboompics.com is licensed under Pexels License. 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