In the article, “Why Women Aren’t Welcome on the Internet,” Amanda Hess suggests that women are harassed online due to gender, the lack of an immediate threat, as well as outdated laws. 72.5% of all people harassed on the Internet are women (Hess 194). Hess is a reputable journalist that is virtually harassed because she is a woman sharing her opinion on various topics. Men consistently bash women online, like Hess, to reinforce the unwritten law in society that women and their opinions don’t matter. ‘It’s a lot easier for the person who made the threat---and the person who is investigating the threat---to believe that what is happening on the Internet isn’t real’ (Hess 199). In certain cases the victim will contact law enforcement to file
