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Study: Why women hurt more by cyber-bullying than men

Women are more prone to online bullying than men, with a majority saying they are swamped with offensive comments, personal attacks and invasion of their privacy.

According to a new report, online bullying, especially for women in positions of power or influence takes place through “defamation or libel, stalking, falsification, fraud, intimidation, offensive comments, personal attacks, graphic violence and invasion of privacy”.

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