Safe digital spaces for women and activists, and for democracies
The Role of the G7 in 2026, under the French Presidency
In its Declaration, the W7 identifies the backlash as a major factor contributing to global imbalance, which must be addressed as such by the French G7 presidency. Masculinism is both a product of and a catalyst for this backlash. It lies at the intersection of several issues that must be addressed jointly: online violence, digital security and sovereignty, disinformation, the rise of the far right and populism, and the destabilization of democracies.
This W7 brief offers a framework for analyzing and understanding the mechanisms of masculinism, its challenges, and its manifestations, both online and offline. It then identifies a series of levers to be activated by the G7 countries that have committed to combating the backlash.