When a Telegram group called “Public Room” was discovered sharing private images and contact information of countless women and girls from across North Macedonia without their consent, the outrage was swift, but authorities' lackluster response to online crimes against women signals a critical need for more protections — and better enforcement.
As Biden calls for a review of enforcement guidelines, advocates are pushing the administration to do more than just repair Trump-era harms.
Supporters of the ruling party have instigated threats and violence in an effort to silence women journalists.
These films encapsulated the power of #MeToo before our culture had the language and collective power to name that movement.
‘Broken: Seeking Justice’ and ‘Canary’ show how journalists cover sexual assault — and podcasts’ potential for rebuilding trust.
There is a long list of actions the new administration and Congress should take for women and girls, but we can start with six things.
A cocktail of structural barriers with law enforcement and throughout the judicial process — such as drawn-out, humiliating investigations and trials — ensures that justice for victims remains evasive.
Sexist microaggressions perpetuated among peers also contribute to the prevalence of rape culture in Indian high schools.
In 2019, 16-year-old Thrisha Senthilnathan started an organization devoted to preventing and spreading awareness about sexual harassment in schools and colleges.
“On the Record” focuses on empowering Black women in the #MeToo movement.
Safe BAE reminded us of the need for change in society, as well as the value of being an advocate for that change.
“Believe women” has long been a rallying cry for #MeToo supporters — and a point of attack for the movement’s opponents.
Weinstein and Simmons accusers had an opportunity to speak out at a festival panel and react to Weinstein's conviction.
Consent, or usually lack thereof, is probably most frequently referenced in our society in cases of sexual assault. However, we must learn how to use consent as a tool in every relationship to identify problematic behaviors in any relationship in which there are different levels of power.
In creating the movie ”The Assistant,” writer/director Kitty Green interviewed more than 100 women who worked or had worked at Weinstein’s companies, as well as women at other studios and agencies.
As much awareness as the #MeToo movement has generally brought to the sexual violence epidemic in this country, rape culture still persists — and, unfortunately, all too many people subscribe to myths promoted by rape culture.
Tunisian women from different ages and backgrounds have begun to share their sexual harassment stories on social media under the hashtag #EnaZeda — which means #MeToo in the Tunisian dialect.
There is nothing I love more than spending a night out dancing with my friends. What I would love even more is if that night out could be simple and carefree. Instead, I’m forced to be hyper-vigilant, watching my and my friends’ drinks and fighting off men who take any and every opportunity to grope and forcefully dance with us.
As the #MeToo movement steadily grows throughout Mexico, with thousands of actions, collectives, and ongoing projects in operation throughout the country, women are finding their power to fight back and build a society in which their lives are not in constant danger.
Since the start of the MeToo movement, journalists have played a key role in holding perpetrators accountable for the sexual violence they allegedly committed. Unfortunately, instead of challenging society's instinct to protect powerful men, some reporters covering #MeToo have reproduced this bias.
In the recently published book There’s No Crying in Newsrooms, award-winning journalism scholars Kristin Grady Gilger and Julia Wallace investigate how gender has shaped the experiences of female journalists.
The Department of Homeland Security is targeting workers it should be protecting, as recent ICE raids shine a spotlight on exploitative conditions at poultry farms.
Despite the ever-growing preponderance of evidence that Trump is, indeed, the sexual predator that he revealed himself to be in the Access Hollywood tape, he has yet to face any consequences for his alleged actions.
There is still too much focus on men's fears of false accusations and not enough on the serious effects of sexual harassment and assault.
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, two out of three girls are harassed and one in four girls are sexually assaulted by the age 18.