Life Online

Teenage girls all over the country talk candidly to Catherine Carr about their lives online.

They talk about the dangers online- from bullying to having their contact details leaked. They explain the pressure to perform a romantic version of ‘girlhood’ and the effort that takes.

They also talk about the influence of the manosphere and tradwife content on ideas that young teens have about relationships. And they discuss ways to make money from sexual content and the risk that everything on the internet is findable forever.

Thanks to:
Dumfries & Galloway’s Young Women’s Network
Dr Hannah Yelin, University of Oxford
North Birmingham Academy
South Dartmoor Community College
The Girls Day School Trust
Sutton High School for Girls
Emilie Silverwood-Cope
Carshalton High School for Girls
Young Minds
Girlguiding Association
Brook Advisory
Sam Hepworth
The Children’s Society
Cardinal Langley High School Rochdale
DRMZ Carmarthen Youth Project

Producer: Catherine Carr
Researcher: Jill Achineku
Executive Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4