Rise in misogyny through influencers presents ‘challenge’ to gender equality

The rise in sexism and misogyny through social media influencers like Andrew Tate presents a “real challenge” to gender equality, a teaching union has said.

Influencers are fuelling a “toxic” environment for young girls and the scale of misogyny and sexism they face is getting worse, delegates at the annual conference of the National Education Union (NEU) heard.

A motion, which was passed at the conference in on Friday, said high-profile figures like Tate are