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Articles on #metoo
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Allegations of sexual harassment have shaken the organisation that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature.
In the much awaited second season of the TV series, Offred is more openly defiant than she was in Margaret Atwood's novel. Still, the first two episodes remain true to the themes of Atwood's book.
If we're keeping him, it's time to reinvent James Bond for the digital post-Weinstein age.
Stephanie Clifford may be a 'porn star,' but her success is hardly typical of the vast majority of performers affected by the seismic changes in the industry.
It may seem incredible that some 2,500 years since the Homeric epics, women are still silenced in public. But the myths of Archaic Greece resonate today in disturbing ways.
Not all women have the capacity, or freedom, to speak out about their experiences of sexual violence – be it in the workplace or at home.
It's important to differentiate between various forms of sexual violence to punish perpetrators appropriately, and to help those affected to label and describe their experiences.
Another case of alleged sexual harassment in academia highlights the slow progress being made to protect people from abuse.
Crucifixion was more than just physical punishment, it was also a devastating emotional and psychological act of violence.
Workplace reactions to #MeToo risk exacerbating the problem. What's needed are more face-to-face conversations, no matter how awkward they may be.
Today's workplaces extend beyond physical spaces, so movements like #metoo must trigger change in how we behave online.
Survival sex – the exchange of sexual favours for aid packets – happens in refugee camps everywhere. Victims are not protected by international human rights law.
The #MeToo movement has sparked discussions about appropriate sexual behaviour that teachers can build on in sexual education.
Critics say that #MeToo has turned the legal principle of innocent until proven guilty on its head, but such comments privilege the rights of perpetrators over justice for victims.
Spot removes traditional barriers to reporting abusive behavior, because participants can log incidents without talking to a human.
If we’re going to grasp what makes Eakins' art so tragically powerful, we should be honest about the man who made them – and the impulses that drove him.
Relations between the US and Africa are unlikely to improve while Trump remains president. But that doesn't mean the continent should remain passive.
Only 5% of rape complaints in the UK end in convictions – what a legacy for the #metoo generation.
Intimate partner violence has tremendous negative consequences for women, their families and societies, yet it have not received the political attention it should.
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