#MeToo never set out to be balanced; movement aimed at making us confront biases on sexual violence and consent
6 years, 5 months ago

#MeToo never set out to be balanced; movement aimed at making us confront biases on sexual violence and consent

Firstpost  

The #MeToo movement in India has seen a furious resurgence, with survivors sharing their stories on social media platforms. Whether it is African-American activist Tarana Burke’s inception of #MeToo as a movement in the United States, or Dalit activist Raya Sarkar listing out sexual predators in Indian academia, which incited #MeToo in India, this campaign was always meant to be much more a viral hashtag. Social justice and criminal justice often go hand in hand, but as the Christine Blasey Ford versus Brett Kavanaugh case has shown us, criminal justice can, at times, let us down in heartbreaking ways. In the context of social justice, #MeToo as a movement is meant to force us to confront our own biases of what sexual violence and victims/survivors of sexual violence can look like. My inbox was flooded with messages from family members and acquaintances triumphantly linking to the article and saying, “See, #MeToo isn’t a balanced movement!” I responded to them by angrily saying that consent was revocable.

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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 …

The Horrible Abuse Allegations Against Diddy Reveal the Legacy—and Limits—of #MeToo
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Horrible Abuse Allegations Against Diddy Reveal the Legacy—and Limits—of #MeToo

Slate  

Seven years after the #MeToo movement swept the United States and then much of the globe, some of the movement’s biggest villains—Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby—have seen their criminal convictions overturned. The #MeToo movement never promised to solve the problems of sexual violence and harassment, nor the problem of powerful men getting away with everything from sexist exploitation to serious crimes …

Jilly Cooper recounts ‘terrifying’ attempted rape by a fellow author
10 months, 3 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 advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein’s conviction is overturned
10 months, 3 weeks ago

#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein’s conviction is overturned

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with sexual assault survivors, found herself again declaring after New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction: The #MeToo reckoning is greater than any court case. The most obvious proof, …

Met chief warns violence against women needs to be treated like terrorism
1 year ago

Met chief warns violence against women needs to be treated like terrorism

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. Sir Mark Rowley’s comments came as the mayor of …

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: A disturbing reality has been lurking behind women's stories. It's time to tell the whole truth.
1 year, 4 months ago

MeToo movement: A disturbing reality has been lurking behind women's stories. It's time to tell the whole truth.

Slate  

A few weeks after #MeToo exploded on the internet, an old friend and I did what so many women did during that time: We got on the phone and finally began to acknowledge what had happened to us. In an interview with Dazed, Amber Rose said, “I cannot even count how many times a famous guy touched me inappropriately.” On …

#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 …

Channel 4’s Consent shows the #MeToo movement hasn’t gone far enough
2 years, 1 month ago

Channel 4’s Consent shows the #MeToo movement hasn’t gone far enough

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. Complaining about the social uprising, which …

Column: Haunted by untold stories, five years after #MeToo
2 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

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 …

Five years of Harvey Weinstein expose: How #MeToo reshaped media coverage on sexual abuse
2 years, 5 months ago

Five years of Harvey Weinstein expose: How #MeToo reshaped media coverage on sexual abuse

Firstpost  

According to a study conducted by the Women’s Media Center feminist organisation, the media coverage of #MeToo and sexual assault jumped 52 per cent in 2018 after the initial ‘The New York Times’ and ‘New Yorker’ stories dropped New York The Harvey Weinstein exposes and the #MeToo campaign that followed triggered an avalanche of allegations against powerful figures — and …

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: …

Five years of #MeToo: A look at how the campaign echoed around the world
2 years, 5 months ago

Five years of #MeToo: A look at how the campaign echoed around the world

Firstpost  

From Sweden to Israel, the #MeToo campaign to end sexual harassment and assault has reverberated around the world. It gave rise to homegrown hashtags, landmark cases and even anti-feminist backlashes Paris: Five years after the dawn of #MeToo in the United States, AFP looks at how the campaign to end sexual harassment and assault has reverberated around the world, from …

How a model’s account of gang-rape is sparking a new #MeToo moment in Nepal
2 years, 9 months ago

How a model’s account of gang-rape is sparking a new #MeToo moment in Nepal

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. Government response The case led to a resolution motion …

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: What have we learnt from #MeToo?
2 years, 9 months ago

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: What have we learnt from #MeToo?

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. As if rape reporting rates aren’t …

With the release of Beyond #MeToo by Dr Tanushree Ghosh, a rational storm begins
3 years, 2 months ago

With the release of Beyond #MeToo by Dr Tanushree Ghosh, a rational storm begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Dr. Tanushree Ghosh, a Cornell graduate with a Ph. As the Visakha fight showed in the case Bhanwari Devi – decades prior to MeToo – a women’s lack of safety in her workplace affects her socio-economic parity, and the equality metrics of the entire society. Apart from global comparisons, in depth historical and contemporary analyses, and facts and stats, the …

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 …

Will academia ever have its #MeToo moment?
3 years, 4 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 …

#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 …

Hollywood since the #MeToo Movement
3 years, 8 months ago

Hollywood since the #MeToo Movement

The Hindu  

With the news currently boiling over with stories of sexual assault, rape, and abuse by people in power across industries, be it entertainment, religious institutions, or politics, safe spaces in media consumption are of prime importance in order for individual and collective healing to be possible. From shows like I May Destroy You to The Morning Show, here are some …

#MeToo activists worry acquittal of Bill Cosby could wither movement's hard-won momentum
3 years, 8 months ago

#MeToo activists worry acquittal of Bill Cosby could wither movement's hard-won momentum

Firstpost  

When America watched Bill Cosby — once ‘America’s Dad’ — go off to prison nearly three years ago, it was perhaps the most stunning development yet of the nascent #MeToo movement, which had emerged in late 2017 with allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. “It’s a deeply painful moment — not just for survivors in the Cosby case who came …

Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared
3 years, 8 months ago

Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared

Associated Press  

When Indira Henard, director of the DC Rape Crisis Center, received the text message Wednesday, she thought she wasn’t reading her phone correctly. “It’s a deeply painful moment — not just for survivors in the Cosby case who came forward at great personal risk, but for all survivors.” ___ This story includes discussion of sexual assault. It only makes sense …

Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared
3 years, 8 months ago

Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared

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. “It’s a deeply painful moment — not just for survivors in the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors
4 years ago

Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors

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. But Tarana Burke the activist who gave the movement its name, says …

Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors
4 years ago

Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors

Associated Press  

It’s been more than three years since the #MeToo movement launched a culture-shifting conversation about sexual violence. In a statement, the groups said they were working together to create safe spaces for Black survivors; to confront narratives “that harm and silence Black survivors;" and lastly to come up with new practices that will help get Black survivors “believed, heard, and …

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, …

Hope rises for #MeToo crusaders
4 years, 1 month ago

Hope rises for #MeToo crusaders

Deccan Chronicle  

When acquitting Priya Ramani in the defamation case against politician and former journalist M.J. Akbar, Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey mentioned, “Society must understand the impact of sexual abuse and harassment on its victims. A welcome precedent Taapsee Pannu, who has been the poster girl for women’s issues on celluloid, says, “This did bring a ray of hope that somewhere something …

'Woman Can't Be Punished For Raising Voice Against Sex Abuse' : Priya Ramani's Acquittal A Victory For 'MeToo' Movement
4 years, 1 month ago

'Woman Can't Be Punished For Raising Voice Against Sex Abuse' : Priya Ramani's Acquittal A Victory For 'MeToo' Movement

Live Law  

The verdict on journalist Priya Ramani's acquittal in former Union Minister MJ Akbar's defamation case against her, delivered by ACMM Ravindra Pandey of Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi, may well be a long due shot in the arm for rights of sexual harassment survivors in the country. Be it the initial uncertainty, the difficulties faced from within and around oneself, …

#Metoo: I Was the Victim Who Had to Stand up in Court As Accused, Says Elated Priya Ramani
4 years, 1 month ago

#Metoo: I Was the Victim Who Had to Stand up in Court As Accused, Says Elated Priya Ramani

News 18  

Journalist Priya Ramani, who was acquitted on Wednesday by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case lodged by MJ Akbar, said she felt vindicated on behalf of all the women who have ever spoken out against sexual harassment at work place. Reacting to the judgment by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey, who dismissed the complaint filed by …

Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar defamation case: 'Happy and proud', 'watershed moment'; journalists hail Delhi court's verdict
4 years, 1 month ago

Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar defamation case: 'Happy and proud', 'watershed moment'; journalists hail Delhi court's verdict

Firstpost  

Ramani had made allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in the wake of the #MeToo movement in 2018. Akbar had filed the complaint against Ramani on 15 October, 2018, for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct decades ago The acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar by …

#MeToo: Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar defamation case
4 years, 1 month ago

#MeToo: Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar defamation case

Live Mint  

New Delhi—A Delhi Court acquitted journalist Priya Ramani on Wednesday in the criminal defamation case filed against her by former minister of state M.J. Akbar for her allegations of sexual harassment against him. Noting that a woman has the right to put her grievance forward even after decades, the Delhi court told Ramani, "You are acquitted from the present case". …

'We won this': Twitter hails Priya Ramani's acquittal in MJ Akbar's #MeToo defamation case
4 years, 1 month ago

'We won this': Twitter hails Priya Ramani's acquittal in MJ Akbar's #MeToo defamation case

India Today  

Dismissing Rajya Sabha MP MJ Akbar's criminal defamation suit against journalist Priya Ramani, a Delhi court on Wednesday ruled that the right to dignity takes precedence over the right to reputation. Journalist Ismat Ara quoted Priya Ramani as saying, "This is a big moment for the #MeToo movement." Sexual harassment has got the attention it deserves.’ What an important victory …

Indian Woman Sued For Defamation Over #MeToo Complaint Against Her Boss Is Acquitted
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian Woman Sued For Defamation Over #MeToo Complaint Against Her Boss Is Acquitted

NPR  

Indian Woman Sued For Defamation Over #MeToo Complaint Against Her Boss Is Acquitted Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A court in New Delhi delivered a verdict Wednesday in one of India's most high-profile #MeToo cases. In 2018, when journalist Priya Ramani accused her former editor of sexually harassing her in a hotel room two decades earlier, it triggered …

#MeToo: Women speaking up against MJ Akbar required celebration, Priya Ramani tells court
4 years, 3 months 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 …

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

On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

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. We are absolutely centering Black women and girls, people of color, queer, trans, disabled folks in …

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 …

#MeToo on screen: How documentaries like Athlete A, Leaving Neverland have foregrounded survivors' narratives
4 years, 7 months ago

#MeToo on screen: How documentaries like Athlete A, Leaving Neverland have foregrounded survivors' narratives

Firstpost  

The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements sparked a paradigm shift, bringing some hope to the stories of survivors. We see this moment two-thirds into On The Record, Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s recent documentary on the sexual assault allegations against music mogul Russell Simmons. In its deep dive into the sexual assault allegations against Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons, On …

#MeToo in the age of coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

#MeToo in the age of coronavirus

Live Mint  

Even before the lockdown started on 25 March, AJ’s colleagues at her PR firm had begun to work from home. “I really could catch a break.” In January, she had approached the office internal complaints committee and shown the lewd messages she had received from her boss. “Most of his messages were on texts, which meant he could have continued …

Exploring Corollaries Of The "Me Too" Movement In India
5 years ago

Exploring Corollaries Of The "Me Too" Movement In India

Live Law  

Following allegations of sexual misconduct against film producer Harvey Weinstein surfacing in October 2017, the Time Magazine declared "The Silence Breakers" as the "2017 Person of the Year". The profound reality that emerged from this chain of events was sparked by "Me Too" declarations across the globe, was that that sexual harassment and/or sexual assault surpassed genders, sectors, communities, countries …

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 …

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