As a girl I think its about a minority of people getting off on being cyber bullys and trolls (think that’s what you call them)Its not that easy to walk away from someone in your face who’s bullying you or saying something offensive (I was bullied for 3 years at senior school) but it is easy enough to come off a thread and look for another discussion without leaving the site entirely.
I wouldn’t personally rise to someone I didn’t know or didn’t care to know saying thing mindless about something I didn’t care about I’d just use the off button, unfortunately something I couldn’t do when I was getting my head panned in by a group of peers……
I’ve personally felt welcomed by most and have been challenged on some opinions but that’s different that someone being offensive so on the whole I’d say its an OK place to be as a woman and I’ve seen worse MUCH worse on Mumsnet….!