Citation

Žarkov D, Davis K. Eur. J. Womens Stud. 2018; 25(1): 3-9.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1350506817749436

PMID

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Abstract

Hardly a day has passed since the accusations of sexual harassment against US film producer Harvey Weinstein in October 2017 without a new allegation being made. Powerful men - producers, actors, directors, politicians, well-known TV anchors, journalists and sports doctors - have been publicly accused of sexual harassment, assault and rape by a growing number of women.

Within days after the first accusations against Weinstein appeared in the media, women who had had similar experiences began to use the #MeToo platform to tell their story. Since then #MeToo has become a global phenomenon, spreading from the US to the UK, Canada, Australia, Israel, India and beyond. The end is nowhere in sight...

Language: en