#MeToo movement in China: Powerful yet fragile
6 years, 5 months ago

#MeToo movement in China: Powerful yet fragile

Al Jazeera  

Since last January, China has been experiencing a firestorm against sexual predation that reached universities, media outlets, sports teams, NGOs and even religious temples. The Chinese #MeToo movement participants have creatively spread discussions on sexual harassment cases on social media and saved censored information through screenshots and blockchains. On another top social media app, WeChat, movement participants spread screenshots of victims’ sexual harassment stories, media investigations and commentaries, at times even posting the images upside down to confuse the filtering system. Since July, courageous victims and outspoken outlets like the Beijing News, China Newsweek, the Paper, Caixin Media, the Portrait Magazine continued to expose a series of sexual harassment cases involving activist Lei Chuang, environmentalist Feng Yongfeng, media practitioner Zhang Wen, famous CCTV host Zhu Jun, and high-ranking monk Xuecheng, among others. Victims first disclosed their stories on social media, and media outlets verified the facts and kept the public updated by interviewing informed sources and checking documents, identifying patterns of sexual harassment, and investigating the systematic forces behind the individual cases.

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PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment
8 months, 1 week ago

PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment

Hindustan Times  

A female PhD student at one of China's top universities took social media by storm after accusing her academic supervisor of sexual harassment and said he threatened to stop her from attaining her doctorate for refusing his advances, prompting her school to launch an investigation on Monday. The woman, who identified herself as Wang Di and said she studied at …

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Supporters say a Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority, almost three years after she and an activist were detained. Huang and Wang’s cases appear to have become intertwined as part of the most recent …

A Chinese #MeToo journalist and an activist spent 2 years in detention. Their trial starts this week
1 year, 6 months ago

A Chinese #MeToo journalist and an activist spent 2 years in detention. Their trial starts this week

Associated Press  

BEIJING — After two years in detention, a Chinese journalist active in the #MeToo movement will go on trial this week, along with a labor rights activist who was detained with her in 2021, one of their supporters said. Huang Xueqin, an independent journalist, helped spark China’s first #MeToo case in 2018 when she helped a graduate student go public …

Renewed "Me Too" in China: How CCP-led censorship muzzles voices against sexual harassment
1 year, 8 months ago

Renewed "Me Too" in China: How CCP-led censorship muzzles voices against sexual harassment

Firstpost  

Stories of a series of sexual assault allegations against Shi Hang, an influential screenwriter in China, have resurfaced massively The “Me Too” movement started online in the US, and spread worldwide like a wildfire in 2018. Zhou Xiaoxuan, popularly known as Xianzi, emerged as the face of China’s “Me Too” movement in 2018 when she accused popular Chinese television host …

A Netflix hit, a Facebook flood and an overdue reckoning: How Taiwan’s #MeToo finally took off
1 year, 8 months ago

A Netflix hit, a Facebook flood and an overdue reckoning: How Taiwan’s #MeToo finally took off

LA Times  

In a pivotal scene from the hit Taiwanese drama “Wave Makers,” senior political staffer Weng Wen-fang crouches outside a rollicking karaoke room, making a drunken call to another woman on her team, Chang Ya-ching. The Garden of Hope Foundation, a women’s rights group in Taiwan, said it has received more than 110 calls about sexual harassment since June 1, compared …

China is intimidating women journalists and researchers online to silence and discredit them, report says
2 years, 2 months ago

China is intimidating women journalists and researchers online to silence and discredit them, report says

Op India  

China has been intimidating women journalists and researchers online to silence them and discredit their critical coverage of China, according to think tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The harassment “illustrates how online attacks can be used by authoritarian governments beyond borders to intimidate and silence journalists,” Nadine Hoffman, deputy director of the Washington-based International Women’s Media Foundation, wrote in an …

Great Wall of Porn: How China is using sex bots to quell the COVID protests on social media
2 years, 4 months ago

Great Wall of Porn: How China is using sex bots to quell the COVID protests on social media

Firstpost  

A search for the names of the Chinese cities where mass, unprecedented protests are taking place over the strict zero-COVID policy saw users being flooded with lewd posts. In his long thread of messages, he added, “Sadly if a Chinese person decides to come to Twitter to find out what happened in China last night, these nsfw posts shared by …

China’s COVID protesters, censors play cat-and-mouse game online
2 years, 4 months ago

China’s COVID protesters, censors play cat-and-mouse game online

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese internet users and government censors are engaged in a cat-and-mouse game to control the narrative around the country’s anti-“zero COVID” protests. “Beijing appears to be using the same tactics of censoring Chinese social media based on keywords – however, the amount of information that is getting out past the Great Firewall is definitely noteworthy,” Stevie Zhang, …

Four Years After #MeToo in China: Shrinking Digital Space for Change
2 years, 5 months ago

Four Years After #MeToo in China: Shrinking Digital Space for Change

The Diplomat  

On August 10, a Beijing court rejected the appeal of Zhou Xiaoxuan, who had accused a star presenter for state television of sexual harassment. While “sexual harassment” is mentioned in the Law for the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests of the People’s Republic of China that took effect in 2005, the statute did not define the term clearly. In …

On International Women’s Day, China’s Netizens Remember the ‘Chained Woman’
2 years, 11 months ago

On International Women’s Day, China’s Netizens Remember the ‘Chained Woman’

The Diplomat  

March 8, International Women’s Day, was met with fanfare by Chinese companies and government officials, with the usual spate of pro-women slogans posted to social media accounts. May you live your dream, stay young at heart, and glow with beauty, grace and happiness.” As in Zhao’s comments, it’s notable that much of China’s official Women’s Day messaging seems to fully …

China's #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public
3 years, 3 months ago

China's #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the most high-profile case, former Chinese tennis star …

How Peng Shuai’s case directly threaten the communists’ power in China
3 years, 4 months ago

How Peng Shuai’s case directly threaten the communists’ power in China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The head of the Women’s Tennis Association, Steve Simon, …

It’s not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement
3 years, 4 months ago

It’s not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Huang Xueqin, who publicly supported a woman when she accused a professor of sexual assault, was arrested in September. “They’re publicly excluding us from the legitimacy, from the legitimate public space,” said Lu Pin, an activist who now lives in the U.S. but is still active on women’s rights issues in China. “This society’s middle ground is …

Will academia ever have its #MeToo moment?
3 years, 5 months ago

Will academia ever have its #MeToo moment?

Al Jazeera  

Recent reporting from Al Jazeera has revealed that prominent male academics at elite universities in the United Kingdom have sexually harassed multiple students and staff, and that this has continued unabated for decades, across different institutions and even continents. Subsequently, we published a study of women’s experiences of trying to report sexual harassment from staff, finding that the process was …

Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement
3 years, 6 months ago

Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement

NPR  

Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Kevin Frayer/Getty Images One of China's most prominent #MeToo cases has concluded with a Beijing court ruling that it could not determine whether sexual harassment occurred, a blow for gender equality advocates and for China's faltering #MeToo movement. Zhou's allegations against Zhu …

China is repressing the feminist movement, but women's voices are only getting louder
3 years, 9 months ago

China is repressing the feminist movement, but women's voices are only getting louder

ABC  

阅读中文版本 China's Chairman Mao Zedong once famously said that "women hold up half the sky" — a powerful manifesto for gender equality and a legacy for the Chinese Communist Party. "All the women in my family are strong and professional female characters," the 27-year-old, who is studying in Sydney, told the ABC's China Tonight. She told the ABC that China's …

Are China’s Companies Taking Action on Sexual Harassment?
3 years, 11 months ago

Are China’s Companies Taking Action on Sexual Harassment?

The Diplomat  

“Are You New on the Job and Have Been Sexually Harassed? “I did not connect the new Civil Code to sexual harassment until now,” said one employee at a large Shenzhen-based technology company. “Although the Civil Code provides that companies ‘have a duty,’ ” she explained, “the forcefulness of ‘have a duty’ and ‘if I don’t do this, then there …

China #MeToo case heads to court after 2-year delay
4 years, 4 months ago

China #MeToo case heads to court after 2-year delay

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Zhou Xiaoxuan’s says her prestigious internship with Chinese state TV soured after a popular host forcibly kissed her. On Wednesday, Zhou’s case goes to trial in Beijing, highlighting the growing willingness of Chinese women to speak up about sexual harassment despite official resistance and censorship that eroded #MeToo’s impact. “There are very few sexual harassment cases who …

Opinion | If not closure, #MeToo movement has given women freedom from fear
5 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | If not closure, #MeToo movement has given women freedom from fear

Live Mint  

For a long time, India has been a patriarchal society and crimes against women have been underreported. In India, the #MeToo movement really took off about a year ago when Tanushree Dutta and Vinta Nanda alleged sexual harassment by well-known film personalities. One of the concerns about the #MeToo movement is that often there is no evidence, and that an …

Fatima Sana Shaikh on not sharing her #MeToo story: Don’t want to expose that side of my life
6 years ago

Fatima Sana Shaikh on not sharing her #MeToo story: Don’t want to expose that side of my life

Firstpost  

Fatima Sana Shaikh said that because of the #MeToo movement, the perpetrators were scared of being shamed in public. Fatima Sana Shaikh, who was most recently seen in Thugs of Hindostan, spoke about not sharing her #MeToo story, and how sexual assault has been normalised to the extent that women tend to just accept it. Just like I won’t judge …

Sexual harassment 'ignored' in rural workplaces, despite global #MeToo movement
6 years, 4 months ago

Sexual harassment 'ignored' in rural workplaces, despite global #MeToo movement

ABC  

The head of a rural women's group has warned rural and remote workplaces are producing "horrific" cases of sexual harassment and assault. Key points: Jackie Jarvis says animal welfare is often put before the welfare of female employees She says sexual harassment in rural areas is used "almost like a test" The RRR Network is helping female workers access independent …

Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media
6 years, 5 months ago

Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media

Firstpost  

As the #MeToo movement rages on, #Spotlight is a watch on sexual assault and everyday harassment in the workplace. Several cases of harassment made the headlines in 2017 as well: An anonymous blogger called ‘Indian Fowler’ accused The Viral Fever founder Arunabh Kumar of sexual harassment; multiple allegations surfaced against venture capitalist Mahesh Murthy ; a news report detailed an …

Group of ministers to see if laws against sexual harassment at workplace adequate
6 years, 5 months ago

Group of ministers to see if laws against sexual harassment at workplace adequate

Hindustan Times  

The National Democratic Alliance government is forming a group of ministers headed by home minister Rajnath Singh to look into legal provisions against sexual harassment at the workplace, and to suggest amendments to the law, if necessary, to remove any infirmities, people with direct knowledge of the development said. Electronic and Print media journalists stand to protest against the sexual …

India lags in implementation, not laws on sexual harassment; #MeToo movement highlights need for better enforcement
6 years, 5 months ago

India lags in implementation, not laws on sexual harassment; #MeToo movement highlights need for better enforcement

Firstpost  

From the #MeToo movement, we must grasp the magnitude and seriousness of sexual harassment cases, which prevail even though there are seemingly strict provisions under the law. It defined sexual harassment as * An implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in her employment * An implied or explicit promise of detrimental treatment in her employment * An implied or …

#MeToo in India: Online abuse and criticism mar social media crusade against sexual harassment which is outing abusers
6 years, 5 months ago

#MeToo in India: Online abuse and criticism mar social media crusade against sexual harassment which is outing abusers

Firstpost  

Not everyone has taken well to this online outrage and many people have come forth to criticise the movement terming it “toxic feminism”. However, not everyone has taken well to this online outrage and many people have come forth to criticise the movement, some even terming it “toxic feminism”. — Arko Chakraborty October 8, 2018 Journalist Madhavan Narayan commented on …

Women in Media group condemns 'rampant sexism, misogyny', releases to-do list for J-schools, media organisations; read full statement
6 years, 5 months ago

Women in Media group condemns 'rampant sexism, misogyny', releases to-do list for J-schools, media organisations; read full statement

Firstpost  

In light of the #MeToo movement, the Network of Women in Media has released a statement that makes several demands, including counselling for the survivor and the accused, assistance in filing complaints and support for freelance journalists, who are especially vulnerable. All media organisations, including journalism colleges and departments, journalist unions and press clubs, must take suo moto cognisance of …

Must Reads: How China’s feminists launched #MeToo in a country where protest is barely possible
6 years, 6 months ago

Must Reads: How China’s feminists launched #MeToo in a country where protest is barely possible

LA Times  

Dressed in black, Li Yiyi sat on a ledge on the eighth floor of a downtown office building, staring at her cellphone as people on social media urged her to jump. “I was so sad,” Wan Miaoyan, a commercial lawyer in China who also handles sexual harassment and domestic violence cases, said of Li Yiyi’s death. “That is why I …

#MeToo in China: Buddhist monk resigns, TV star sues as movement makes a comeback
6 years, 7 months ago

#MeToo in China: Buddhist monk resigns, TV star sues as movement makes a comeback

ABC  

A high-ranking Buddhist monk, a famous television presenter and the head of an NGO are some of the latest men to be publicly accused of sexual harassment in China, where the #MeToo movement has had a resurgence. Key points: A series of high-profile allegations have seen #MeToo kick off again in China Victims have been sharing their stories online and …

High-ranking Chinese monk accused of sexually harassing nuns
6 years, 8 months ago

High-ranking Chinese monk accused of sexually harassing nuns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. China's religious affairs administration said it would investigate claims …

Women in China face unique #MeToo challenges, but see some progress
6 years, 8 months ago

Women in China face unique #MeToo challenges, but see some progress

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Coming forward with an accusation of sexual harassment or assault is never easy. “Women working in human rights civil society in China are often pressured not to expose sexual abuses by male leaders so as not to jeopardize ‘the cause’,” journalist Yaqiu Wang wrote on Twitter. “This just shows that they don’t really see women as …

United Nations admits #MeToo but critics say it's not doing enough to address sexual harassment
6 years, 10 months ago

United Nations admits #MeToo but critics say it's not doing enough to address sexual harassment

ABC  

Senior United Nations officials have admitted the global peace body is not immune to the problem of sexual harassment, but questions have been raised about how it handles allegations within its agencies. Key points: The UN's World Food Program is investigating allegations in its Fiji office Rights groups want the UN to do more to protect local staff The global …

The big #MeToo dilemma in India and China is who you gonna call
6 years, 11 months ago

The big #MeToo dilemma in India and China is who you gonna call

Hindustan Times  

While the #MeToo movement has toppled scores of executives in the US and Europe, it’s been slower to take hold in Asia. Only 1.3 percent of 2,600 local companies canvassed in Asia said they had an HR system or policy in place to prevent sexual harassment, according to an International Labour Organization study. As Nirmalya Kumar wrote in an op-ed …

Outrage as Chinese university tries to silence student #MeToo activist
6 years, 11 months ago

Outrage as Chinese university tries to silence student #MeToo activist

CNN  

Beijing CNN — An open letter accusing China’s top university of silencing a student activist protesting sexual harassment has drawn outrage at the school and support for the student on Chinese social media, even as censors work to scrub clean of posts on the story. It said both the school and the teachers were well-intended and the school “will respect …

Chinese microblogging platform Weibo to remove content related to homosexuality and violence
6 years, 11 months ago

Chinese microblogging platform Weibo to remove content related to homosexuality and violence

Firstpost  

The clampdown is targeting content across social media platforms as China looks to tighten grip on a huge and diverse cultural scene popular with the young China’s Sina Weibo will remove gay and violent content, including pictures, cartoons and text posts, during a three-month clean-up campaign, the microblogging platform said. It comes amid a clampdown targeting content across social media …

China struggles to find its #MeToo movement
7 years ago

China struggles to find its #MeToo movement

CNN  

Guangzhou, China CNN — Five years on, Zhang Qimao still simmers with rage over what happened to her when she reported a sexual assault to the police. In a country with a population of 1.4 billion, only 43,000 people were prosecuted for “crimes of violating women’s personal rights” from 2013 to 2017, according to the office of China’s top prosecutor. …

South Korea's rapid MeToo movement spreads to schools as pupils accuse teachers
7 years ago

South Korea's rapid MeToo movement spreads to schools as pupils accuse teachers

The Telegraph  

South Korean students and graduates are denouncing past abuses by teachers as the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment gathers rapid pace in Asia’s fourth largest economy. The campaign, which has gone global since allegations of entrenched Hollywood sexism hit the headlines last year, is building momentum in South Korea’s traditionally patriarchal society, particularly across the entertainment industry. Former school students …

Women frequently face harassment on networking sites — despite #MeToo
7 years, 1 month ago

Women frequently face harassment on networking sites — despite #MeToo

Salon  

Tammy McDonald logged into her LinkedIn account as she normally would on a typical workday. “I think it’s easy for us to get lost in the semantics of what constitutes ‘cyber harassment,’” Sameer Hinduja, co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center and professor of criminology at Florida Atlantic University, told Salon. “It’s absolutely not acceptable to send unwanted romantic advances or …

China’s #MeToo movement started on college campuses. It may end there
7 years, 1 month ago

China’s #MeToo movement started on college campuses. It may end there

LA Times  

A female student in a classroom at Beijing’s Beihang University, where the vice director of the graduate school was stripped of his position after an investigation determined that he had sexually harassed multiple students. “The deletion is a great hindrance to the movement,” said Xiao Meili, a prominent women’s rights activist, whose online letter calling for more attention to sexual …

China Is Attempting To Muzzle #MeToo
7 years, 2 months ago

China Is Attempting To Muzzle #MeToo

NPR  

China Is Attempting To Muzzle #MeToo Enlarge this image toggle caption Reuters Staff/Reuters Reuters Staff/Reuters When Xiao Meili entered her freshman year at the Communication University of China in 2008, she was inundated with sexist messages that made her feel bad about herself. For the first time since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, organized feminist activists, independent …

Why the #MeToo Movement Just Took Off in Kenya, Pakistan, and China
7 years, 2 months ago

Why the #MeToo Movement Just Took Off in Kenya, Pakistan, and China

Slate  

Although #MeToo began in the United States and its high-profile American proponents have garnered the most attention, the movement is spreading to other parts of the world. Share in support of children subjected to the sick acts.by so called custodians of our religion — Maheen Khan January 14, 2018 Coverage of Ansari’s slaying and victims’ testimonies has prompted widespread discussion …

The New York Times joins the chorus of voices arguing that #MeToo will end flirting and fun sex.
7 years, 2 months ago

The New York Times joins the chorus of voices arguing that #MeToo will end flirting and fun sex.

Slate  

Today’s hottest #MeToo take comes from the New York Times opinion page, where Daphne Merkin argues that the movement to expose a widespread culture of sexual harassment and abuse has gotten out of hand. These friends serve the same purpose as Merkin’s “feminists”—to give unearned credence to a dubious claim about what exactly women deserve, and to make one person’s …

No excuse for sexual harassment[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 8 months ago

No excuse for sexual harassment[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Editor's note: Many women wear clothes that some regard as provocative, and some people say such attire provokes sexual harassment – or assault - implying that the women are responsible. The discussion in this online forum reflects solely the opinions and views of the author and does not necessarily reflect those of China Daily's editorial staff. futsanglung （UK） A woman …

No excuse for sexual harassment[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 8 months ago

No excuse for sexual harassment[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Editor's note: Many women wear clothes that some regard as provocative, and some people say such attire provokes sexual harassment – or assault - implying that the women are responsible. The discussion in this online forum reflects solely the opinions and views of the author and does not necessarily reflect those of China Daily's editorial staff. futsanglung （UK） A woman …

China targets big websites in crackdown
16 years, 2 months ago

China targets big websites in crackdown

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China has launched a crackdown against major websites that officials accused of threatening …

Law tightened on sexual harassment-英语点津
17 years, 6 months ago

Law tightened on sexual harassment-英语点津

China Daily  

Law tightened on sexual harassment Download Authorities in South China's Guangdong Province have agreed to an amendment of the law to provide women with better protection from sexual harassment at work and at home. "The legislators have introduced some constructive and inventive measures to protect the rights and interests of women," You Zhilong, a senior lawyer with Guangdong Geenen Law …

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