Gender-Based Online Violence, Family-School Collaboration, and More

Issues with Biden's China policy, deeper engagement between families and educators, and how male media figures can spark online harassment.

View in browser January 28, 2022 Gender-based online violence spikes after prominent media attacks   The online vitriol in response to Fox News host Tucker Carlson's attacks against journalist Taylor Lorenz is just one example of gender-based online violence—a phenomenon that is all too common, but relatively understudied. To better understand how this harassment takes place, Megan Brown, Zeve Sanderson, and Maria Alejandra Silva Ortega examined three instances in which female journalists were targeted by prominent male media figures and the harassment that ensued.   Read more Top 5 insights for improving family-school collaboration during COVID and beyond   With constantly changing public health circumstances, uncertain academic outcomes, and other divisive challenges, COVID-19 has showcased the need for deeper engagement between families and educators. Rebecca Winthrop shares five ways to improve family-school collaboration and explains how these efforts benefit kids.   Read more Biden's China policy needs to be more than just Trump lite   The Biden administration has prided itself on breaking with its predecessor in many areas, but when it comes to the greatest foreign policy challenge facing the United States—China—Biden's team has continued Trump's destructive approach. Jeffrey Bader provides recommendations for a better path in dealing with China.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often