Gender in (Cyber)bullying

Well we know that gender plays a part in regular bullying. We know that cyberbullies are generally the same people that are regular bullies. Many of the same practices exist in both of the types of bullying. The only evident difference is that cyberbullying is done on the internet instead of face-to-face. Although this means that fights can't break out over the bullying instantly the effects of this bullying are still carried on to the schools, and probably lead to fights later.

All of this is really dancing around the question of wether or not gender plays a role in cyberbullying. How could it not? We know that gender plays a role in regular bullying. Simply put men that bully tend to bully with violence and blunt comments, whereas women that bully tend to be more gossipy, spreading rumors. This doesn't change on the internet. There is nothing to prove that any gender communication methods change when it comes to online communication. However, it's important to note that cyberbullying is still fairly new, and conclusive research is still lacking. We can make logical hypotheses, but until the scholarly research catches up to those trends we will not be able to confirm anything. Also, because technology is such a fluid thing in our society it seems unlikely that the scholarly world could keep up with the rapid changes.

Questions:

1. Have you or anyone you know been involved in cyberbullying?

2. How can cyberbullying be controlled? Regular bullies can be given detention for their actions on the school grounds, but cyberbullying happens off school grounds, so how can teachers and principals punish these bullies? Is it in their jurisdiction?