When We Refer to #MeToo as a Movement, We Become Complicit in Diminishing Its Efficacy: Ghazala Wahab
4 years ago

When We Refer to #MeToo as a Movement, We Become Complicit in Diminishing Its Efficacy: Ghazala Wahab

News 18  

One question that I have been repeatedly asked over the last two years is, ‘what is the future of the #MeToo movement.’ To different people I have tried to give a different answer. While ‘Me Too’ has been an enabler that encourages women to not let their oppressors hide behind the smokescreen of complicit silence, the hashtag has ensured a virtual safe place. Two years back, a senior journalist, and a woman to boot, wrote to me on Twitter that I fancy myself as the leader of the #MeToo movement in India. Whatever be our cynicism about celebrating one day in the year as Women’s Day, let us not forget that this commemorates the efforts of those who shone light on our paths.

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What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema?
6 months ago

What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema?

Al Jazeera  

A probe panel’s report has lifted the veil on widespread sex abuse in the industry, with more women coming forward with allegations too. Sexual harassment is “the worst evil” faced by women in the industry, the report, which spans more than 200 pages, said. “Casting couch”: The report said that women in the industry, especially aspiring actresses, are pressured for …

Gender Question | Years after #MeToo lit a fire in our lives, a group of feminists look back at what it left in its wake
1 year, 1 month ago

Gender Question | Years after #MeToo lit a fire in our lives, a group of feminists look back at what it left in its wake

Hindustan Times  

Intimacy and Injury is an excellent read. Phadke, an academician with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and a co-editor of this book, writes: “Given that the digital is here to stay, and that the digital has also given us exciting ways of engaging with feminism and with each other, how can we reflect on hostile and acrimonious debates between …

#MeToo movement, it turns out, was just a fleeting moment
1 year, 7 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 …

5 years on, key #MeToo voices take stock of the movement
2 years, 5 months ago

5 years on, key #MeToo voices take stock of the movement

Associated Press  

Once again, disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein sits in a courtroom, on trial in Los Angeles while the reckoning the accusations against him launched marks a significant milestone this month: It’s been five years since a brief hashtag — #MeToo — galvanized a broad social movement. The Associated Press went back to Louisette Geiss and Andrea Constand, accusers in two of …

5 years on, key #MeToo voices take stock of the movement
2 years, 5 months ago

5 years on, key #MeToo voices take stock of the movement

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Associated Press went back to Louisette Geiss and Andrea Constand, accusers …

The Parts of #MeToo That Still Endure
2 years, 5 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, 5 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: …

#MeToo, 4 years in: ‘I’d like to think now, we are believed’
3 years, 5 months ago

#MeToo, 4 years in: ‘I’d like to think now, we are believed’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — To Charlotte Bennett, the new book that arrived at her Manhattan apartment this week — Anita Hill’s “Believing” — was more than just a look at gender violence. “I’ve thought about that a lot.” Hill’s history obviously predates the #MeToo movement, the broad social reckoning against sexual misconduct that reaches its four-year mark this week. Four years …

#MeToo Take 2? Movement’s strength hailed amid Cuomo fallout
3 years, 7 months ago

#MeToo Take 2? Movement’s strength hailed amid Cuomo fallout

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When you’ve got millions of people talking about their experiences … and understanding they …

Never Have I Ever’s Poorna Jagannathan: ‘I love the ferocity of the MeToo movement in India’
3 years, 7 months ago

Never Have I Ever’s Poorna Jagannathan: ‘I love the ferocity of the MeToo movement in India’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s so hard to imagine yourself as the centre of the story,” the star of …

Sri Lanka’s belated #MeToo movement starts from its newsrooms
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s belated #MeToo movement starts from its newsrooms

Al Jazeera  

Government orders probe into sexual harassment in media after a string of allegations from female newsroom staff. Sri Lanka’s government has ordered an investigation into sexual harassment in the media after a string of #MeToo allegations from female newsroom staff. Journalist Sahla Ilham said she was sexually abused by a “famous editor” at a now-defunct paper who had pressured her …

The #MeToo movement needs to gain force across the world
4 years ago

The #MeToo movement needs to gain force across the world

Live Mint  

When Australia’s first female prime minister called out sexism in parliament eight years ago, her speech went viral. Addressing the male opposition leader sitting across from her in the chamber, Julia Gillard said: “If he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia, he doesn’t need a motion in the House of Representatives, he needs a mirror.” Her …

Re-establishing the relevance of #MeToo
4 years, 1 month ago

Re-establishing the relevance of #MeToo

Deccan Chronicle  

Despite garnering enough buzz in the country, the #MeToo movement, regardless of ground-breaking revelations against powerful men, failed to cause tangible legal results for the sexually abused. However, journalist and author Priya Ramani’s recent victory in the MJ Akbar v/s Priya Ramani defamation case seems to have led to a paradigm shift in India’s legal justice system. In his verdict, …

Our Childhood Superhero 'Shaktiman' Says, Women Should Just Take Care Of Household'; It's High Time We Had A Shaktiwoman!
4 years, 4 months ago

Our Childhood Superhero 'Shaktiman' Says, Women Should Just Take Care Of Household'; It's High Time We Had A Shaktiwoman!

ABP News  

In the interview, given to The Filmy Charcha, the actor says, “Aurat ka kaam hai ghar sambhalna, jo maaf karna mein kabhi kabhi bol bhi jata hu. Making such huge remarks on women, Mukesh Khanna has raised questions on every woman who had gone through a 'Me Too' experience or supported the movement to stop such shameful incidents. While Mukesh …

Mukesh Khanna says '#MeToo began because women started working,' faces backlash on Twitter
4 years, 4 months ago

Mukesh Khanna says '#MeToo began because women started working,' faces backlash on Twitter

Firstpost  

Mukesh Khanna says the #MeToo movement started because women began thinking themselves at par with men, adding it is the duty of women to take care of the household. Mukesh Khanna, known for his roles in Shaktiman, in a recent interview said that the #MeToo movement started because women began thinking themselves at par with men. The actor further said, …

On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality
4 years, 5 months ago

On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

Associated Press  

DETROIT — When #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke thinks about the group’s future as the world celebrates its anniversary, her vision is clear. We are absolutely centering Black women and girls, people of color, queer, trans, disabled folks in our work because we know that solving and interrupting the issue of sexual violence in those communities means ending sexual violence …

Importance Of The #MeToo Movement Can't Be Contested: Senior Advocate Rebecca John Argues In MJ Akbar's Defamation Case Against Priya Ramani
4 years, 6 months ago

Importance Of The #MeToo Movement Can't Be Contested: Senior Advocate Rebecca John Argues In MJ Akbar's Defamation Case Against Priya Ramani

Live Law  

While making her final arguments on behalf of journalist Priya Ramani who's facing a criminal defamation case for sharing her experience with MJ Akbar, Senior Advocate Rebecca M John categorically stated that the Ramani's statements were made in the context of the #MeToo movement and the importance of this movement can't be contested. To argue that raising a voice against …

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

14% rise in sex crime reporting after MeToo movement: Study
5 years, 3 months ago

14% rise in sex crime reporting after MeToo movement: Study

India TV News  

The MeToo movement that took the world by storm has led to a 14 per cent rise in reporting of sexual crimes during its first three months across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. The MeToo movement started on October 15, 2017 after sexual misconduct allegations against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein became public following a tweet by …

Where Does the #MeToo Movement Stand Post the Utsav-Mahima Spat?
5 years, 3 months ago

Where Does the #MeToo Movement Stand Post the Utsav-Mahima Spat?

The Quint  

Almost a year after the #MeToo movement struck India, a rash of accused perpetrators have started making their sometimes-sly, sometimes-loud comebacks. YouTuber Utsav Chakraborty, who was called out by a number of women for sexual misconduct and sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement in October 2018, took to Twitter last month to come out ‘clean’. After his …

A year after #MeToo's second wave, systemic change eludes Hindi TV industry, but attitudinal shift in evidence
5 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

Indian art world's #MeToo reckoning: Toxic patriarchal conditioning must be dismantled for true change – Firstpost
5 years, 5 months ago

Indian art world's #MeToo reckoning: Toxic patriarchal conditioning must be dismantled for true change – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part column by art writer and critic Rosalyn D’Mello on the patriarchal conditioning at the core of the Indian art world, which has impeded a meaningful engagement with the #MeToo movement. pic.twitter.com/rZOgMRIcel — #MeTooIndia October 5, 2019 When @MeTooIndia tweeted a picture of the email, because it had been included in the …

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

Anonymity is a necessary tool for India’s #MeToo movement
5 years, 5 months ago

Anonymity is a necessary tool for India’s #MeToo movement

Al Jazeera  

On September 30, the High Court of Delhi ordered the Scene and Herd Instagram account, which posted anonymous testimonials about sexual harassment and gender-based violence in India’s art industry, to be shut down. As one person explained to me: “Even the most powerful believe they are in positions of precarity, daring not to speak out against abusers lest they burn …

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 …

The MeToo evolution
5 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Opinion | Coordination as a hurdle for the #MeToo movement
5 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | Coordination as a hurdle for the #MeToo movement

Live Mint  

After the high of the #MeToo movement last year, we are once again in despondent times. Her story became one of the turning points in the #MeToo movement as it prompted two other actors, Sandhya Mridul and Deepika Amin, to come forward and describe the sexual harassment they encountered while working with Nath. When questioned, the makers of De De …

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 …

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

#MeTooIndia's moment of reckoning: Movement's torchbearers must reflect on responsibility towards anonymous survivors
6 years, 1 month ago

#MeTooIndia's moment of reckoning: Movement's torchbearers must reflect on responsibility towards anonymous survivors

Firstpost  

A lot has been said about anonymous allegations during the #MeTooIndia movement; about naming and shaming, the fear of defamation. The #MeTooIndia movement that witnessed a second wave in September 2018 has been an emotionally charged and turbulent time for many survivors of sexual harassment at workplace. Those who have taken on the role of torchbearers for the movement have …

Jilly Cooper says #MeToo movement has 'diminished' men
6 years, 1 month ago

Jilly Cooper says #MeToo movement has 'diminished' men

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. Read our privacy policy Jilly Cooper has claimed that …

#MeToo educated both men and women about responsibilities towards society: PV Sindhu
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo educated both men and women about responsibilities towards society: PV Sindhu

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Friday said that the recent wake of the #MeToo has brought in a lot of change in the people's mindsets and has educated both women and men about their responsibilities towards the society. Sindhu was present here at the inauguration of SH - Sexual Harassment Out, a first of its kind initiative by …

Tanushree Dutta refuses to take credit for #MeToo in India: Media making heroine of an ordinary person's journey
6 years, 2 months ago

Tanushree Dutta refuses to take credit for #MeToo in India: Media making heroine of an ordinary person's journey

Firstpost  

Tanushree Dutta also said that even though she was moving back to the US, she was not distancing herself from the #MeToo movement. Former actress and model Tanushree Dutta is said to have propelled the #MeToo wave in India. In an interview to IANS, she said, “The media is just making a heroine out of an ordinary person’s organic journey. …

Rani Mukerji gets trolled for her comments on #MeToo; Twitterari support Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma's retorts
6 years, 2 months ago

Rani Mukerji gets trolled for her comments on #MeToo; Twitterari support Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma's retorts

Firstpost  

Rani Mukerji was slammed by social media users for suggesting that women need to learn how to protect themselves in order to ward off sexual harassers. In a round table conference moderated by Rajeev Masand for News18, actresses Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Rani Mukerji, Taapsee Pannu and Tabu discussed their opinions on the movement. To this, Rani replied, …

The Blind Spot of #MeToo in India
6 years, 3 months ago

The Blind Spot of #MeToo in India

ABP News  

Notwithstanding the eardrums-tearing noise that #MeToo’s supporters created over the last two months, their arguments have had key silences. When purported high-profile harassers began getting called out, they were perceived as people who abused their professional positions and their past work organisations were arraigned of eroding ‘due process’ systems to check sexual harassment at the workplace. Although people of the …

Millennials voice their views!
6 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Tarana Burke: MeToo is being portrayed by media as 'vindictive plot against men'
6 years, 3 months ago

Tarana Burke: MeToo is being portrayed by media as 'vindictive plot against men'

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. Read our privacy policy The founder of the MeToo movement, Tarana Burke, has said the media’s …

After MeToo, 80% men are overly cautious while interacting with women colleagues: Report
6 years, 3 months 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, 4 months 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 …

Poonam Dhillon on #MeToo: It also depends on how you conduct yourself
6 years, 4 months ago

Poonam Dhillon on #MeToo: It also depends on how you conduct yourself

India Today  

Bollywood actor Poonam Dhillon on Wednesday voiced support for the #MeToo movement but cautioned against making generalisations and branding the entire film industry as "bad". Dhillon, while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of a multi-media exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi in Goa, also said that to a great extent it "depends on how you conduct yourself". Dhillon …

MeToo is no fad, Mr Lal
6 years, 4 months ago

MeToo is no fad, Mr Lal

Deccan Chronicle  

In the recent times, Mohanlal has been vocal about his dual position – as a person and as the president of A.M.M.A., especially whenever he had to speak about the conflict with the Women in Cinema Collective and gender disparity in the film industry. It’s a Jekyll-and-Hyde reminder when the blogger pours out his heart against injustice and supports social …

#MeToo: A brief history of celebrities saying the wrong thing since the movement began
6 years, 4 months ago

#MeToo: A brief history of celebrities saying the wrong thing since the movement began

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s not about you.” Comedian Aparna Nancherla joked: “When it comes to Matt Damon, I …

Telugu film industry's response to #MeToo must address a more insidious issue — internalised sexism
6 years, 4 months ago

Telugu film industry's response to #MeToo must address a more insidious issue — internalised sexism

Firstpost  

The #MeToo movement isn’t just about women speaking up against sexual harassment, it’s also a rallying cry for equality and the onus is on the entire Telugu film industry to create a level playing field The #MeToo movement — which saw a resurgence in India this October — has undeniably changed the discourse around how women are treated at the …

#MeToo: Voices ring out from unorganised sector
6 years, 4 months ago

#MeToo: Voices ring out from unorganised sector

The Hindu  

With the #MeToo campaign gaining momentum in India, a platform to hear the voices of the unheard from the unorganised sector on Saturday saw scores of women sharing their experiences and deliberating on the need for redressal mechanisms. At the event organised by the All India Progressive Women’s Association, and the unions of garment workers, pourakarmikas, domestic workers, and women …

Opinion | Ensuring that #MeToo doesn’t fizzle out
6 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Ensuring that #MeToo doesn’t fizzle out

Live Mint  

M.J. Akbar’s resignation from the post of Union minister of state for external affairs represented the most high-profile case in India’s #MeToo movement. Third, it is essential that women feel emboldened to file reports, and force both internal bodies, as well as the police and judiciary to take action. We aimed to do this through the creation of individual women’s …

Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media
6 years, 4 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 …

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