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#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. CBC | World News
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Weinstein verdict hailed as significant step in #MeToo movement, but fight ‘far from over’
Although a New York jury found former producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and sexual assault, many activists caution that the fight to fix a ‘broken system’ continues. CBC | World News
Read More »Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial looms 2 years after start of #MeToo
More than two years after a wave of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein ushered in the #MeToo movement, the disgraced movie mogul faces a criminal trial that could him put him behind bars for the rest of his life. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Silence Breakers’ behind #MeToo movement named Time’s Person of the Year
The so-called Silence Breakers behind the anti-harassment #MeToo movement have been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. CBC | World News
Read More »Capitol Hill’s #MeToo moment: Laws being drafted to address Congress’s ‘sexual harassment problem’
A new bill introduced this month seeks to reform Capitol Hill’s confidential process for handling sexual complaints against members of Congress and staffers. CBC | World News
Read More »#MeToo, Take Back the Workplace marches draw hundreds in LA
Harvey Weinstein accuser Lauren Sivan and Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman were among the hundreds of women, men and children who gathered in the heart of Hollywood on Sunday afternoon for a pair of marches protesting sexual harassment. CBC | World News
Read More »The Dark Side Of #MeToo [Opinion]
The #MeToo movement has become a force to be reckoned with, as allegation after allegation of sexual misconduct topples one high-profile male figure after another. From big names in Hollywood, Congressmen in Washington, corporate executives, and even a former and a current president, #MeToo has cast an ever-widening net that has ensnared a considerable number of powerful men. The revival ...
Read More »Miss Peru beauty pageant stage becomes forum for #metoo conversation
Twenty-three women went on national TV competing to be crowned Miss Peru last Sunday. But instead of describing their body measurements, contestants flipped the script. CBC | World News
Read More »A Cold, Hard Look At What The #MeToo Phenomenon Says About Men And Toxic Masculinity [Opinion]
In the past 24 hours, a viral phenomenon has swept across social media, dominating all of our Facebook and Twitter feeds. In response to the sexual assault and rape charges that are being leveled at Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, and at increasing numbers of other celebrity men, women in the millions are tweeting #MeToo, or posting it as their Facebook ...
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