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 and solidarity towards women journalists who displayed courage to bring such critical issues in public debate”. Please read the full text here: https://t.co/xrPM0vb2jK pic.twitter.com/vnKVzVWWik — Editors Guild of India October 9, 2018 Several women journalists have taken to Twitter to share their experiences of sexual harassment by their male colleagues.

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What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema?
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Editors Guild expresses concern over ‘harassment, intimidation’ of journalists by Smriti Irani, Kerala Government
1 year, 7 months ago

Editors Guild expresses concern over ‘harassment, intimidation’ of journalists by Smriti Irani, Kerala Government

The Hindu  

The Editors Guild of India on June 13 expressed concern over recent incidents of “intimidation” and “harassment” of journalists by Union Minister Smriti Irani and the CPI-led government in Kerala. The guild said that on June 9, Ms. Irani during a visit to her constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh had threatened a reporter with the Dainik Bhaskar that she would …

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 …

Will academia ever have its #MeToo moment?
3 years, 2 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 …

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 …

Survey: In Hollywood, few believe harassers will be punished
4 years, 3 months ago

Survey: In Hollywood, few believe harassers will be punished

Associated Press  

Disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein may well spend the rest of his life in prison. “Things have improved, but not nearly enough,” Hill said in an interview ahead of the survey’s Tuesday release. And they DO believe there will be retaliation — whether you’re a victim or a bystander, there’s a belief you will be retaliated against if you complain.” In …

Editors Guild condemns police action against journalists in Gujarat, Delhi
4 years, 8 months ago

Editors Guild condemns police action against journalists in Gujarat, Delhi

The Hindu  

The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday condemned two recent incidents of police action against journalists in Gujarat and Delhi. The first incident the Guild expressed concern over was the Gujarat police booking and detaining Dhaval Patel, editor and owner of Gujarati news portal ‘ Face of Nation ’, for sedition on May 12. “The second instance of egregious and …

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 …

'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 …

#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 …

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, …

Citing continued inclusion of Akbar, Tejpal, Gautam Adhikari on rolls, Mrinal Pande, Mythili Bhusnurmath resign from Editors Guild of India
6 years, 1 month ago

Citing continued inclusion of Akbar, Tejpal, Gautam Adhikari on rolls, Mrinal Pande, Mythili Bhusnurmath resign from Editors Guild of India

Firstpost  

Mrinal Pande and Mythili Bhusnurmath expressed their intention to quit the Editors Guild of India as MJ Akbar, Gautam Adhikari and Tarun Tejpal — three men accused of sexual harassment and assault — continued to be counted as members. Two members of the Editors Guild of India have resigned, citing the continued presence of MJ Akbar, Gautam Adhikari — whose …

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 …

#MeToo in India: NCW urges I&B ministry to direct print publications and production houses to form internal complaints committees
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo in India: NCW urges I&B ministry to direct print publications and production houses to form internal complaints committees

Firstpost  

The National Commission for Women has urged the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to direct print, publication and production houses to form an internal committee to probe complaints of sexual harassment at workplace. New Delhi: The National Commission for Women has urged the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to direct print, publication and production houses to form an internal committee to probe …

#MeToo in India: Production house denies receiving sexual harassment plaint against Cheat India director Soumik Sen
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo in India: Production house denies receiving sexual harassment plaint against Cheat India director Soumik Sen

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: Following Rituparna Chatterjee’s report — Is India’s #MeToo moment here? Film producer and fashion photographer Atul Kasbekar was also accused of sexual harassment and being a spectator while director Soumik Sen allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with an actress who anonymously tweeted her account on 18 October. The accuser claimed that Sen would tell her and one of …

#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 …

Group of ministers to see if laws against sexual harassment at workplace adequate
6 years, 2 months ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

#MeToo and Indian workplaces: Advocate Sonal Mattoo on the movement's lessons for organisations
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo and Indian workplaces: Advocate Sonal Mattoo on the movement's lessons for organisations

Firstpost  

As #MeToo allegations continue to tumble out on social media, what is the mandate for Indian workplaces? Another issue that’s coming up is that some women had spoken about their experiences to certain people, and these people, in turn, made excuses for the behaviour flagged, saying things like “just deal with it”. Where we’ve succeeded is organisations that take sexual …

Journalist Organisations Issue Statement on MJ Akbar, Demand Probe
6 years, 3 months ago

Journalist Organisations Issue Statement on MJ Akbar, Demand Probe

The Quint  

Here is the full text of the statement: We the undersigned journalist organisations have been deeply concerned over the overwhelming complaints of sexual harassment in the media. There can be no dispute about the need for an impartial probe into all the complaints without fear of threat or intimidation to the complainants - and this acquires particular significance if one …

#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 …

#MeToo: Decoding validity of defamation suits, rights of accused in sexual harassment cases on social media
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Decoding validity of defamation suits, rights of accused in sexual harassment cases on social media

Firstpost  

In the wake of the #MeToo campaign afoot in India, some individuals moved the Delhi High Court on 11 October to prevent a woman from detailing her sexual harassment ordeal on social media as it implicates the petitioners. In the context of a Supreme Court judge, who had obtained an order from the Delhi High Court in 2015, restraining the …

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 …

#MeToo in India: Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar issue joint statement, vow not to work with proven offenders
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar issue joint statement, vow not to work with proven offenders

Firstpost  

In a storm of #MeToo accounts, allegations of sexual harassment have been leveled against several prominent names in the entertainment industry like Sajid Khan, Alok Nath, Subhash Ghai, Subhash Kapoor and Kailash Kher, among many others. Now, female filmmakers such as Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar, Konkona Sen Sharma and Gauri Shinde, among others, have expressed their solidarity with the movement. …

#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 in India: KR Sreenivas resigns as The Times of India resident editor following sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: KR Sreenivas resigns as The Times of India resident editor following sexual harassment allegations

Firstpost  

Last week, journalist Sandhya Menon in a Twitter thread accused KR Sreenivas of sexually harassing her in 2008. KR Sreenivas, resident editor with The Times of India, has submitted his resignation following allegations of sexual harassment against him as part of the #MeToo campaign. The News Minute reported that Sreenivas, in his resignation letter, said he decided to take the …

#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 in India: Dharma, YRF, Aamir Khan Productions, Fox Studios insist they comply with Vishakha guidelines
6 years, 3 months ago

MeToo in India: Dharma, YRF, Aamir Khan Productions, Fox Studios insist they comply with Vishakha guidelines

Firstpost  

Firstpost has reached out to film production companies and independent banners to find out if they comply with government-stated guidelines for harassment and abuse. “We have a Registered Internal Complaints Committee at Dharma Productions to specifically look into cases of sexual harassment, which has been in place since the last few years. The committee also has on board a representative …

#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, …

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 …

#MeToo: Several women allege sexual harassment by Union Minister and then Editor MJ Akbar
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Several women allege sexual harassment by Union Minister and then Editor MJ Akbar

Op India  

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and former editor of The Telegraph, M.J. Akbar, has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple people online in India’s version of #MeToo movement that is currently going on. In what appears to be a pattern, Akbar is alleged to have interviewed female journalists in hotel rooms, asking them to sit on the …

#MeToo: National Commission for Women reaching out to the survivors of sexual harassment
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: National Commission for Women reaching out to the survivors of sexual harassment

Op India  

In wake of the recent allegations of sexual harassment against the men in power in industries like media and films that have been outed by people over social media recently, the National Commission for Women has started reaching out to women to gather information and details. National Commission for Women is in the progress of gathering detailed information of various …

#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 …

Is India’s #MeToo moment here? Women are angry and they are naming and shaming their abusers
6 years, 3 months ago

Is India’s #MeToo moment here? Women are angry and they are naming and shaming their abusers

Firstpost  

Women are making it clear that they have had enough and they are ready to call out their abusers in public, evident from the multiple threads on Twitter of them naming and shaming harassers and finding support from others who have had similar experiences. As we stepped out, he grazed my back and then put his hands around my shoulders, …

Statement by The Editors Guild of India on alleged sexual harassment in newsrooms
6 years, 3 months ago

Statement by The Editors Guild of India on alleged sexual harassment in newsrooms

The Hindu  

The Editors Guild of India has noted with concern and dismay the incidence of alleged sexual harassment and assault on women journalists by their male colleagues. The Guild also expresses its gratitude and solidarity towards women journalists who have displayed the courage to bring these critical issues in public debate. The Guild extends its total support to all women journalists, …

Producers Guild of India sets up committee to lead anti-harassment efforts in wake of India's #MeToo movement
6 years, 3 months ago

Producers Guild of India sets up committee to lead anti-harassment efforts in wake of India's #MeToo movement

Firstpost  

Producers Guild of India said in an official statement that they extended full support for India’s MeToo moment In the wake of India’s MeToo moment, where women from different walks of life have taken to Twitter to call out incidents of sexual misconduct and their perpetrators, Producers Guild of India issued an official statement on 9 October, extending their support …

#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 …

#MeToo in India: KR Sreenivas, Gautam Adhikari respond to sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: KR Sreenivas, Gautam Adhikari respond to sexual harassment allegations

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: Following Rituparna Chatterjee’s report — Is India’s #MeToo moment here? A day later, journalist Sandhya Menon detailed the harassment she allegedly faced at the hands of senior journalists KR Sreenivas and Gautam Adhikari. My wife is not in town.” Responding to these allegations, KR Sreenivas said to Firstpost, “TOI has said the charge would be investigated by its …

Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment row: Swara Bhasker analyses why #MeToo movement evades Bollywood
6 years, 3 months ago

Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment row: Swara Bhasker analyses why #MeToo movement evades Bollywood

Firstpost  

Swara Bhasker was one of the first persons to support Tanushree Dutta when the latter accused Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss 10 years ago. In some sense everyone is compromised by these close relationships and friendships because when a crisis breaks- like an outsider accusing an industry veteran of sexual harassment at …

Cricket writer Sarah Waris calls out sexual harassment: Predatory behaviour in media is very real, needs fixing
6 years, 5 months ago

Cricket writer Sarah Waris calls out sexual harassment: Predatory behaviour in media is very real, needs fixing

Firstpost  

Women in media houses who work late hours, usually under stressful conditions, are especially susceptible to the sort of behaviour a female freelancer recently encountered. In a recent #MeToo moment that took media circles by storm, a young female freelancer from Kolkata exposed the alleged sexual harassment she had been subjected to by a senior sportswriter and editor. Women in …

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