Office worker in China accuses boss of harassment and beats him with mop in video
3 years, 8 months ago

Office worker in China accuses boss of harassment and beats him with mop in video

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. Local news says the woman filed a police report last week and that the video, which has been seen millions of times, started being shared online on Sunday, as reported by Sixth Tone. Ms Lu told The New York Times: “Most of the time, women are forced to stay silent because it is hard for sexual harassment to be investigated. Senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School, Darius Longarino, told The New York Times: “Very few lawsuits have been brought against harassers, and successful ones are fewer yet. If the case just boils down to witness accounts, the court often rules that there is insufficient evidence to prove that the harassment occurred.” Ms Zhou says in the video that she had received unwanted texts three times, adding that others in the office had similar experiences.

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PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

A top Chinese university fires a professor after a student accused him of sexual harassment
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A top Chinese university fires a professor after a student accused him of sexual harassment

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A top Chinese university fired a professor on Monday, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public allegation and posted recordings as evidence, drawing widespread support. Renmin University said Monday it concluded that the complaints against the professor, who is also surnamed Wang, were true following an …

Renewed "Me Too" in China: How CCP-led censorship muzzles voices against sexual harassment
1 year, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

LA Times  

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EXPLAINER: Peng Shuai case shows barriers Chinese women face
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: Peng Shuai case shows barriers Chinese women face

Associated Press  

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Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement
3 years, 4 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 …

Women in China routinely face pregnancy discrimination and the situation ‘could worsen’ with three baby policy
3 years, 7 months ago

Women in China routinely face pregnancy discrimination and the situation ‘could worsen’ with three baby policy

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 Women working in China routinely …

Are China’s Companies Taking Action on Sexual Harassment?
3 years, 8 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 …

2 convicted of defamation in blow to China's #MeToo movement
4 years ago

2 convicted of defamation in blow to China's #MeToo movement

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 In a potential blow to …

China #MeToo case heads to court after 2-year delay
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Women in China face unique #MeToo challenges, but see some progress
6 years, 5 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 …

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