No MeToo or CCTV in our time, but we found ways to ward off sexual predators, say veteran women journalists
6 years, 3 months ago

No MeToo or CCTV in our time, but we found ways to ward off sexual predators, say veteran women journalists

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: Following Rituparna Chatterjee’s report — Is India’s #MeToo moment here? “The women of my generation,” says a third senior journalist who started her career in the early 1970s, “were largely engaged in fighting a different kind of battle. Jerath believes women still must cultivate a personal psychological barrier — one that prepares them to say ’no’, clearly, to unwanted advances — but at the same time, she feels that women have been harassed for so long that if MeToo ends up with some fake, made-up or exaggerated claims, that is “unfortunate, but perhaps the only way to play up the gravity of the situation and make people understand the reality”. Today women aren’t taking things lying down — they want to keep their jobs.” Patralekha Chatterjee, a senior journalist and columnist, took up her first reporting job in Delhi in the mid-1980s, and she felt vulnerable from day one — not because of predatory coworkers but because journalism is all about contacts and she, a migrant from Kolkata, had absolutely none. “The public position taken by a man on any issue — such as batting for women’s equality — should not be mixed with how he really is at work,” she says, “Though this meant I had to reject lucrative opportunities.” Once, a journalist — he worked at a different newspaper — on the pretext of offering a lift after a late-night press conference, took Chatterjee to his apartment.

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Jilly Cooper recounts ‘terrifying’ attempted rape by a fellow author
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Jilly Cooper recounts ‘terrifying’ attempted rape by a fellow author

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to interviewer Celia Walden, Cooper, 87, noted that “it is seriously awful for women – …

#MeToo movement, it turns out, was just a fleeting moment
1 year, 5 months ago

#MeToo movement, it turns out, was just a fleeting moment

Al Jazeera  

The #MeToo movement was, it would appear, nothing but a fleeting moment. Indeed, some six years after thousands of women started using the viral hashtag to publicise their experiences of sexual harassment and three years after powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was jailed for rape and sexual assault, sex-based violence is still endemic not just in Hollywood, but also in …

Column: Haunted by untold stories, five years after #MeToo
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: Haunted by untold stories, five years after #MeToo

LA Times  

“Says she was raped by producer.” Sometimes, when I least expect it, these words will float across my consciousness and saturate a few hours of my day with anxiety and guilt. It was the height of #MeToo, and like many media platforms the Los Angeles Times was deluged by women reaching out to report sexual harassment and assault by high-profile …

Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light
2 years, 2 months ago

Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light

NPR  

Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light Enlarge this image toggle caption Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images It was five years ago this month that the very first article by journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's decades of sexual misconduct. Sexual …

The Parts of #MeToo That Still Endure
2 years, 3 months ago

The Parts of #MeToo That Still Endure

Slate  

Despite the catch-all name, I suspect we all have different definitions. Surveys of employees and human resources professionals conducted after #MeToo found that companies were taking new steps to prevent misconduct, workers were demanding more transparency around sexual harassment policies, and boards of directors were taking an interest in the issue for the first time. While much has been made …

Explained: How the #MeToo movement helped women around the world
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: How the #MeToo movement helped women around the world

Firstpost  

The #MeToo movement, which started in the United States in October 2017, gave millions of women around the world a powerful rallying cry to denounce sexual violence Paris: The birth of #MeToo in the United States in October 2017 gave millions of women around the world a powerful rallying cry to denounce sexual violence. AFP spoke to five women here: …

For millions of Indian women, this landmark MeToo ruling is an emotional moment of validation
3 years, 10 months ago

For millions of Indian women, this landmark MeToo ruling is an emotional moment of validation

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Journalist Priya …

#MeToo: Women speaking up against MJ Akbar required celebration, Priya Ramani tells court
4 years, 1 month ago

#MeToo: Women speaking up against MJ Akbar required celebration, Priya Ramani tells court

India Today  

The journalist, facing trial in a defamation case filed by the former union minister for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct 20 years back, asserted that speaking up on the #MeToo platform was not a crime and that these are “acts of extreme courage that require celebration”. Women who spoke about the sexual misconduct of former union …

Leena Manimekalai on India's #MeToo movement, fighting defamation case: 'Absolute truth is my absolute defence'
4 years, 10 months ago

Leena Manimekalai on India's #MeToo movement, fighting defamation case: 'Absolute truth is my absolute defence'

Firstpost  

Poet and filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, who has just finished the tenth hearing of the case filed against her on 7 March by Tamil film director Susi Ganesan, says the MeToo movement in India is an example of how the society consistently continues to fail the women. Poet and filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, who has just concluded the tenth hearing of the …

A year after #MeToo's second wave, systemic change eludes Hindi TV industry, but attitudinal shift in evidence
5 years, 2 months ago

A year after #MeToo's second wave, systemic change eludes Hindi TV industry, but attitudinal shift in evidence

Firstpost  

Post #MeToo, mandated workplace mechanisms like ICs are yet to be instituted, but members of the Hindi TV industry say there’s greater awareness about harassment-related issues and the possibility of redressal A little over a year since the second wave of the #MeToo movement stormed social media timelines in India, the entertainment industry has seemingly taken an adage popularly associated …

How investigative journalism sparked off the #MeToo movement
5 years, 2 months ago

How investigative journalism sparked off the #MeToo movement

Live Mint  

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s book She Said: Breaking The Sexual Harassment Story That Ignited A Movement has over 30 pages of footnotes. “We need a pattern.” They turned up at the houses of Weinstein’s victims at dinner time, drove across the UK to trace other victims, spent two weeks meeting a Deep Throat-style whistle-blower within Miramax, painstakingly fact-checked all …

A year of talking about #MeToo: What has changed in the internal lives of women since the movement's second wave?
5 years, 2 months ago

A year of talking about #MeToo: What has changed in the internal lives of women since the movement's second wave?

Firstpost  

What if we understand #MeToo not through where the outed men are, but through how it has affected women’s internal lives — our time, our work, our relationships? It has been one year since a second wave of women’s #MeToo narratives took over social media in India, and two years since the “List” of sexual harassers in academia was first …

'Its Unfortunate That Women Who Faced Sexual Harassment Have To Defend Criminal Proceedings For Telling The Truth': Priya Ramani Tells Court
5 years, 4 months ago

'Its Unfortunate That Women Who Faced Sexual Harassment Have To Defend Criminal Proceedings For Telling The Truth': Priya Ramani Tells Court

Live Law  

Priya Ranani gave her statement under section 313 of Criminal Procedure Code, before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, at the Rouse Avenue Court. Ms Ramani also stated that her article in Vogue Magazine was not intended to harm the reputation of Mr Akbar but only to bring about the stories of multiple women who have faced sexual harassment …

The MeToo evolution
5 years, 5 months ago

The MeToo evolution

BBC  

The MeToo evolution Piero Zagami and Michela Nicchiotti How a worldwide movement has changed – and is still changing – the workplace as we know it. Entering the zeitgeist in late 2017 when the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, the movement has snowballed far beyond Hollywood to multiple industries, including the restaurant world and sport. As time has passed, it’s sparked …

#MeToo in India: Speaking up against non-sexual harassment should be the next logical step for the movement
5 years, 6 months ago

#MeToo in India: Speaking up against non-sexual harassment should be the next logical step for the movement

Firstpost  

Are women in India dropping off the workforce because of bullying and bias? My mother, one of India’s first women cops, often tells me, “You are lucky. “Men are judged on potential, women are judged purely on performance,” she says, but “in conversations and meetings, men are often given credit for ideas women had offered. “Some women join the boy’s …

‘#MeToo has not gone far enough’: Survey finds movement virtually unheard of by women in developing countries
5 years, 10 months ago

‘#MeToo has not gone far enough’: Survey finds movement virtually unheard of by women in developing countries

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Brita Fernandez Schmidt, executive director of Women for Women International-UK, said the study’s findings showed the …

Millennials voice their views!
6 years, 1 month ago

Millennials voice their views!

Deccan Chronicle  

The movement that struck sometime back has sure caused a furore. We have also identified two committee member who have access to a special email id where the employees can send their grievances.” The MeToo movement has brought about a change in the way men interact with women now. city based professional Anusha Raman says, “With the MeToo movement gaining …

#MeToo and its aftermath: Notes from the 'margins' of lists that name and shame
6 years, 1 month ago

#MeToo and its aftermath: Notes from the 'margins' of lists that name and shame

Firstpost  

Power does not operate in a linear way. I won’t dwell much on this aspect of #MeToo, which Christina Thomas Dhanaraj in her Firstpost column ‘ MeToo and savarna feminism: Revolutions cannot start with the privileged, feminist future must be equal for all ’, adeptly captures — of how most feminist discourse in India is led by savarna women and …

After MeToo, 80% men are overly cautious while interacting with women colleagues: Report
6 years, 1 month ago

After MeToo, 80% men are overly cautious while interacting with women colleagues: Report

Firstpost  

The study found that close to 80 percent of the respondents said fear of losing their career, family reputation, social stigma, and scepticism could be some of the reasons for the victims not reporting the cases earlier Mumbai: In the wake of the #MeToo movement, almost 80 percent of men have become overly cautious in their interactions with women colleagues, …

Priyanka Chopra on #MeToo: Women are told do not talk about it
6 years, 1 month ago

Priyanka Chopra on #MeToo: Women are told do not talk about it

India Today  

Priyanka Chopra, who has teamed up with Facebook for the first-of-its kind Live-athon called Social For Good, opened up on cyber bullying, #MeToo movement and mental health in an exclusive chat with India Today. With the kind of power that social media has given us as people who care about the world, we can move mountains. Think about it, before …

MeToo movement has helped women open up, says Kasthuri
6 years, 2 months ago

MeToo movement has helped women open up, says Kasthuri

Deccan Chronicle  

COIMBATORE: The #MeToo Movement has helped women to come out and disclose their agonies on the issue of sexual harassment and no woman is making allegations for publicity, says Tamil film actor Kasthuri. After inaugurating 'Diva', an exclusive women's 'Signature Day spa and saloon' in Coimbatore, the actor who has been noted for voicing her opinions strongly, said, “women including …

Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media
6 years, 2 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 …

Now is not the time for men to speak about how MeToo is hard for them. Now is the time for men to listen
6 years, 2 months ago

Now is not the time for men to speak about how MeToo is hard for them. Now is the time for men to listen

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are being targeted by the #MeToo movement – the feminist clarion call for women’s rights …

#MeToo movement launched by people with 'perverted' minds, says Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo movement launched by people with 'perverted' minds, says Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan

Firstpost  

Akbar, who edited many mainstream publications before joining politics, resigned as junior external affairs minister Wednesday after a host of his former women journalist colleagues accused him of sexual harassment. Karur: In potentially controversial remarks that could provoke a backlash, Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan has said the #MeToo movement was started by “people with perverted minds” and wondered if it …

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: How must sexual harassment at the workplace be dealt with?
6 years, 2 months ago

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: How must sexual harassment at the workplace be dealt with?

Firstpost  

Many of these #MeToo stories Since 5 October 2018, a slew of #MeToo allegations have emerged on social media timelines in India, triggering the second wave of the movement. The session roped in panelists like advocate Sonal Mattoo, film editor Deepa Bhatia, Indira Rangarajan, the National Programming Head for Radio Mirchi, and Ramkumar Krishnaswamy, the founder of Leadership Centre, to …

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: Sandhya Menon, Rituparna Chatterjee, Mahima Kukreja on making the movement truly inclusive
6 years, 2 months ago

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: Sandhya Menon, Rituparna Chatterjee, Mahima Kukreja on making the movement truly inclusive

Firstpost  

Ever since the second wave of #MeTooIndia allegations began trending on social media timelines here, journalists Sandhya Menon, Rituparna Chatterjee and writer Mahima Kukreja have been at the forefront of sharing as many of these survivor accounts as possible. Ever since the second wave of #MeTooIndia allegations began trending on social media timelines, journalists Sandhya Menon, Rituparna Chatterjee and writer …

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: Mrunalini Deshmukh, Vandana Shah, Rashmi Bansal and Rutuja Shinde on legal recourse
6 years, 2 months ago

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: Mrunalini Deshmukh, Vandana Shah, Rashmi Bansal and Rutuja Shinde on legal recourse

Firstpost  

The ongoing wave of #MeToo allegations has raised several pertinent questions. #MeToo Conversations — a day-long panel discussion series hosted by award-winning writer Meghna Pant, in conjunction with Firstpost, attempts to answer some. Perhaps not, but an attempt was made to address many of them at the ongoing #MeToo Conversations — a day-long panel discussion series hosted by Firstpost, and …

Mocking #MeToo, and learning too, online
6 years, 2 months ago

Mocking #MeToo, and learning too, online

The Hindu  

With the expansion of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, the Internet has emerged as a powerful tool of both ridicule and redemption. Some men online were found to be wondering if a mere hello or smile or compliment paid to a woman could be construed as harassment. Men wondered whether they should ask women to sign “love contracts” before they …

#MeToo: Twenty journalists pledge to testify against MJ Akbar in court over sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo: Twenty journalists pledge to testify against MJ Akbar in court over sexual harassment allegations

Op India  

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and former editor of ‘The Telegraph’ and ‘The Asian Age’, MJ Akbar, whose name has surfaced in India’s version of #MeToo movement as an accused, had filed a defamation case in his defence against the prime accuser, journalist, Priya Ramani. The journalists who worked with ‘The Asian Age’- MJ Akbar was the editor …

Saqib Saleem reveals his MeToo story, says a man tried to molest him when he was 21
6 years, 2 months ago

Saqib Saleem reveals his MeToo story, says a man tried to molest him when he was 21

Hindustan Times  

With female actors such as Tanushree Dutta and Sandhya Mridul, among many others, sharing their sexual harassment stories through social media, the #MeToo movement has gained pace in India. Asked if he ever faced sexual harassment, Saqib says, “Yes, I don’t want to take names, but when I started out as an actor — I was only 21 years old …

#MeToo campaign: Truth is my only defence, says Priya Ramani
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo campaign: Truth is my only defence, says Priya Ramani

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win: The Mahatma's words have scarcely rung more true than they do now, as women speaking out against sexual harassment find that the fight is just beginning. "These testimonies have emerged as a consequence of a slow but increasing empowerment of women over the …

#MeToo: Accusations against men can’t be construed as guilt; calculus of probability should account for innocence
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Accusations against men can’t be construed as guilt; calculus of probability should account for innocence

Firstpost  

If the MeToo movement feels the need to call out and castigate women whom it considers enablers of patriarchy and rape culture, one would expect it to come from the women who are part of the movement. Vij not only misrepresents what Mustafa wrote in her article “ Whoa#Metoo, Hold your Horses… ”, he charges her with enabling a culture …

One year of #MeToo movement, 8 interesting things to know
6 years, 3 months ago

One year of #MeToo movement, 8 interesting things to know

India Today  

As the #MeToo movement completed a year on Monday, here are some unknown and interesting facts about the campaign that has spread worldwide. MeToo became a global phenomenon on 15 October 2017 with this one tweet of Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano who requested victims of sexual assault to speak out. pic.twitter.com/k2oeCiUf9n Alyssa Milano October 15, 2017 Milano's tweet came 10 …

Journalism after #MeToo
6 years, 3 months ago

Journalism after #MeToo

The Hindu  

Over the last week, Indian journalism has finally been forced to confront what has long been its dirty secret. Going by the numerous agonising accounts of women journalists, about some male colleagues and editors abusing power and crossing the line, it appears that sexual harassment is no media outlet’s exclusive story. It must be protected.” Many of us, journalists, too …

#MeToo in India: Journalist Vinod Dua named in harassment allegation dating back 29 years
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: Journalist Vinod Dua named in harassment allegation dating back 29 years

Firstpost  

Among the #MeToo allegations to have emerged recently is one against veteran journalist Vinod Dua. Ten days after All India Backchod collaborator and writer-comic Utsav Chakraborty was named in a series of sexual harassment allegations, #MeToo stories continue to tumble out on social media timelines in India. In a Facebook post dated 14 October, filmmaker Nishtha Jain has detailed sexual …

MJ Akbar accused of sexual harassment: Former journalist's fall from grace a defining moment for Indian politics, #MeToo India
6 years, 3 months ago

MJ Akbar accused of sexual harassment: Former journalist's fall from grace a defining moment for Indian politics, #MeToo India

Firstpost  

Akbar’s case could well be a defining moment in Indian politics: the way such accusations are perceived and the subsequent action by political bosses Editor’s Note: Pressure has been increasing on junior foreign minister MJ Akbar to resign after his return to India from an official trip. *** MJ Akbar’s case could well be a defining moment in Indian politics: …

#MeToo in India: After decades of silence, an unafraid generation of young women are opening the floodgate of revelations
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: After decades of silence, an unafraid generation of young women are opening the floodgate of revelations

Firstpost  

It was an innocuous bit of paper on which were scribbled the words, “Sweet promises are soon forgotten”. Even the women students at the mass communications course in the university where I sometimes took classes, told me they would rather go into teaching because journalism was not “safe”. Around the same time, at a seminar on “Women and the Media,” …

#MeToo Movement: It’s important to believe women and pay attention to their stories: Vicky Kaushal
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo Movement: It’s important to believe women and pay attention to their stories: Vicky Kaushal

India TV News  

Manmaziyaan actor Vicky Kaushal is the latest to offer his opinion on the ongoing #MeToo campaign that has picked momentum in India. It is high time something like this happened," Vicky said at India Film Project Saturday. Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, who was also present at the event for a session titled 'Role of Criticism in Insta Generation', chose to stay …

#MeToo in India: A list of allegations as reported on social media, and followed up by Firstpost
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: A list of allegations as reported on social media, and followed up by Firstpost

Firstpost  

As a second wave of #MeToo allegations have taken over social media timelines in India over the past couple of weeks, a wide range of accusations — from inappropriate behaviour to rape — have been levelled against public personalities from the fields of the media and entertainment As a second wave of #MeToo allegations have taken over social media timelines …

#MeToo to #UsToo: Power lies in numbers
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo to #UsToo: Power lies in numbers

Deccan Chronicle  

It was early 1986. As I read the avalanche of horrifying testimonies by women in the media and entertainment industries about alleged sexual harassment and assaults by famous and successful men like M.J. Akbar, Nana Patekar and Alok Nath, my mind goes back to that terrifying night, when I was trying to figure out how to save myself. I’m sure …

#MeToo list continues to grow, but significant number of accused likely to be acquitted: Here's why
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo list continues to grow, but significant number of accused likely to be acquitted: Here's why

Firstpost  

Named and shamed by India’s growing #MeToo movement, those accused of sexual harassment and misconduct may well sail to safety because of the law. Time bar is mentioned only in Section 468 of the CrPC, which mandates that no court shall take cognisance of an offence punishable up to three years of imprisonment after the expiry of limitation period. Second, …

#MeToo: MJ Akbar's use of 'predatory' tactics, sexual harassment in newsroom — 18 women share their ordeal
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: MJ Akbar's use of 'predatory' tactics, sexual harassment in newsroom — 18 women share their ordeal

Firstpost  

Women have recounted harrowing experiences with MJ Akbar, including behaviour ranging from sexual harassment to sexism to abuse of power in his capacity as the editor of a number of leading publications. If you invest in women, you invest in future.” — This was a statement believed to have been made recently in Nigeria by India’s junior minister of external …

#MeToo in India: NCW in process of reaching out to survivors of sexual harassment as more women recount ordeals
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: NCW in process of reaching out to survivors of sexual harassment as more women recount ordeals

Firstpost  

The movement, on the lines of the Hollywood’s #MeToo, started after actor Tanushree Dutta alleged that Nana Patekar sexually harassed her on the sets of a movie in 2008. New Delhi: The National Commission for Women is in the process of reaching out to the survivors of sexual harassment as the #MeToo storm Tuesday intensified in the country with more …

Editors Guild of India 'condemns predatory conduct of men', expresses solidarity with women speaking up in #MeToo movement
6 years, 3 months ago

Editors Guild of India 'condemns predatory conduct of men', expresses solidarity with women speaking up in #MeToo movement

Firstpost  

The Editors Guild of India has also expressed “gratitude and solidarity towards women journalists” who shared their stories as part of the #MeToo movement. The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday “condemned all predatory conduct by men” accused of sexual harassment by scores of women journalists as part of the #MeToo movement in India. The guild also expressed its “gratitude …

#MeToo in India: Online abuse and criticism mar social media crusade against sexual harassment which is outing abusers
6 years, 3 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 …

#MeToo: This Mahalaya, Let Women be Empowered to Slay the Evils of Misogyny
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: This Mahalaya, Let Women be Empowered to Slay the Evils of Misogyny

News 18  

In the wee hours of Monday, before sunrise, Goddess Durga quietly began her descent from heaven to the mortal sphere, thus marking the advent of ‘Devi Paksha,’ - the hour of the goddess. While Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code popularised the idea of ‘sacred feminine’ only recently, Bengal has lived with the tradition of worshipping women as the embodiment …

Women in Media group condemns 'rampant sexism, misogyny', releases to-do list for J-schools, media organisations; read full statement
6 years, 3 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 …

#Metoo in India: Mumbai Press Club backs women journalists, demands action from employers, law enforcement
6 years, 3 months ago

#Metoo in India: Mumbai Press Club backs women journalists, demands action from employers, law enforcement

Firstpost  

The Mumbai Press Club issued a statement on Saturday saying it stood in solidarity with the victims of sexual harassment. The press club posted the statement by its secretary Lata Mishra on its official Twitter handle late Saturday night. “The Mumbai Press Club stands in solidarity with the women journalists who have accused some people in the profession and prominent …

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