During the monitoring of hate speech, a comparison was made of the percentage of men who were the authors of misogynistic comments in two different time periods, respectively in 2023 and 2025. The data shows a significant increase, with the percentage increasing from 89.6% in 2023 to 96.2% in 2025.

Hate speech used against women deepens:

• Structural inequality and strengthening of patriarchal norms
• Harm to women’s emotional and psychological well-being
• Reluctance of women to participate in public and online spaces
• Promoting polarization in society and creating an aggressive communication space
• Harm to social development and institutional culture

This infographic was produced within the framework of the project “She Leads: Combating Hate Speech and Promoting Women in Local Leadership”, supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Kosovo.