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Tarana Burke created #MeToo in 2006 but it didn’t emerge as a mass social movement until 2017. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

March 21, 2019

Why social movements like #MeToo seem to come out of nowhere

Cass Sunstein, Harvard University

From the French Revolution to #MeToo, social movements often burst into the mainstream with what seems like little warning. Cass Sunstein explains why.

Although the big winner at the Emmys this year was Amy Sherman-Palladino’s feminist comedy series ‘The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel,’ we have a long way to go before we reach the gender and race equity we need to in TV and film. Amazon Studios

September 26, 2018

Is the clock still ticking? Time’s Up and the entertainment industry in 2018

Emily LeDuc, Queen's University, Ontario

Although the nominees were the most inclusive at the Emmys in 70 years, the entertainment industry is nowhere near gender parity. Women and people of colour are still woefully underrepresented.

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March 19, 2018

In the #MeToo era, a chatbot can help people report workplace harassment

Julia Shaw, UCL and Camilla Elphick, University of Sussex

Spot removes traditional barriers to reporting abusive behavior, because participants can log incidents without talking to a human.

Time’s up: we need to work towards improving gender inequality now. Here: Oprah giving her rousing speech about women’s rights at the 2018 Golden Globes. (HFPA)

January 11, 2018

Time’s up for gender injustice: What every woman wants in 2018

Jane Arscott, Athabasca University

Time is up. Canadian women demand their rights. In 2018, human rights are women’s rights.

Emma Stone, one of the leading names behind Time’s Up. Andrea Raffin/Shutterstock

January 4, 2018

Why it’s so important that Hollywood’s powerful women are standing up for all female workers

Deborah Shaw, University of Portsmouth

A new campaign seeks to support all women affected by sexism, whether famous or not.

Top contributors

Deborah Shaw
Professor of Film and Screen Studies, University of Portsmouth
Emily LeDuc
Doctoral Candidate and Teaching Fellow, Queen's University, Ontario
Cass Sunstein
University Professor, Harvard University
Jane Arscott
Professor, Athabasca University
Julia Shaw
Research associate, UCL
Camilla Elphick
Post Doctoral Research Associate in Psychology, The Open University