Originally published as The new age of sex(ism) ; United Kingdom : Simon & Schuster UK, 2025

Introduction -- The new age of slut shaming : deepfakes -- The new age of street harassment : the metaverse -- The new age of rape : sex robots -- The new age of objectification : cyber brothels -- The new age of coercive control : image-based sexual abuse -- The new age of domestic abuse : AI girlfriends -- The new age of discrimination : designing AI -- The new age in our hands : solutions

"Misogyny is being hardwired into our future. Can we stop it? We like to believe we're moving closer to equality, riding the wave of technological progress into a brighter, fairer future. But beneath the glossy surface of innovation lies a chilling truth: New technologies are not just failing to solve age-old inequalities -- they're deepening them. In The New Age of Sexism, acclaimed author and activist Laura Bates exposes how misogyny is being coded into the very fabric of our future. From the biases embedded in artificial intelligence to the alarming rise of sex robots and the toxic dynamics of the metaverse, Bates takes readers on a shocking journey into a world where technology is weaponized against women. This isn't a dystopian warning about what might happen. It's a harrowing account of what's happening now and the dangers we face if we don't act. With clarity and urgency, Bates reveals how these advancements are dragging society backward, reinforcing harmful stereotypes, and jeopardizing decades of progress in the fight for gender equality. Eye-opening and empowering, The New Age of Sexism is a rallying cry for awareness and action in a world where the battle for equality has entered a dangerous new frontier" --

"This edition issued based on the hardcover edition published in 2025 in the United Kingdom by Simon & Schuster UK."--title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-317) and index