Symposium schedule – 'Digital hate, real harm: Mapping the landscape of online misogyny' -

Symposium details

Date: 3 September 2026

Time: 8am to 5pm

Venue: National Library, 70 Molesworth St, Wellington CBD

Online: Zoom links for the keynote and some workshop sessions will be available the day before the event.

Nau mai, haere mai,

Thanks for registering to attend 'Digital hate, real harm: Mapping the landscape of online misogyny'.

This event is organised by researchers associated with Massey University, along with colleagues from a range of organisations that address issues related to technology-facilitated gender-based violence or women’s rights more generally.

You will need your payment receipt email to show security for entry on the day.

Workshop speakers

Schedule

Additional speakers and workshop topics may be added to the schedule.

Thursday 3 September
  • 8.00am to 8.30am - Entry through security screening

    In person

    Please arrive and enter through the security screening.

    Please remember to bring your emailed receipt with you to get through security screening.

    Tea and coffee will be available once you're through the doors.

  • 8.30am to 9.00am - Formal welcome

    Online and in person
  • 9.00am to 10.00am - Keynote address

    Online and in person

    Keynote address via Zoom presented by Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss

  • 10.00am to 10.40am - Political party panel

    In person

    Tamatha Paul: Green Party
    Spokesperson for Justice, Housing, Police, Courts, Corrections, Youth and Wellington Issues

    Reuben Davidson: Labour Party
    Spokesperson for Broadcasting, Media and Creative Economy

    Nicola Grigg: National Party
    Spokesperson and Minister for Women

    Jenny Marcroft: New Zealand First
    Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Media and Communications

    Te Pāti Māori: To be confirmed

    ACT: To be confirmed

  • 10.40am to 11.00am - Morning tea

    In person
  • 11.00am to 12.15pm - Workshops – session 1

    Online and in person

    You can choose to attend one of the following workshops in this session.

    • Misogyny as a national security issue (closed to media and online registrants)
    • Intersectional experiences of misogyny
    • Misogyny and the workplace
    • Legal and regulatory issues
  • 12.15pm to 1.15pm - Lunch and informal networking

    In person
  • 1.15pm to 2.30pm - Workshops – session 2

    Online and in person

    You can choose to attend one of the following workshops in this session.

    • Misogyny and democracy
    • Platform design and online culture
    • Online misogyny’s link to other forms of gendered violence
  • 2.30pm to 3.00pm - Afternoon tea

    In person
  • 3.00pm to 4.15pm - Workshops – session 3

    Online and in person

    You can choose to attend one of the following workshops in this session.

    • Porn, image-based sexual abuse and online misogyny
    • Masculinities and the manosphere
    • Misogyny and the news media
  • 4.15pm to 4.25pm - Break

    In person
  • 4.25pm to 5.00pm - Closing plenary

    In person

Contact us

For inquiries about this event, please email MisogynySymposium@massey.ac.nz.