MeToo movement

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anti-sexual-violence campaign feminist movement hashtag activism campaign social movement

The MeToo movement is a global social campaign against sexual harassment and assault that gained prominence in the late 2010s as survivors publicly shared their experiences and challenged systemic abuse of power.

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Me Too 1

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instanceOf anti-sexual-violence campaign ⓘ
feminist movement ⓘ
hashtag activism campaign ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
aimsTo challenge systemic abuse ⓘ
change workplace culture ⓘ
promote accountability for perpetrators ⓘ
raise awareness of sexual harassment ⓘ
support survivors of sexual violence ⓘ
criticizedFor Western-centric media coverage ⓘ
lack of due process in some accusations ⓘ
perceived focus on high-profile cases ⓘ
foundedBy Tarana Burke ⓘ
gainedGlobalProminence 2017 ⓘ
gainedProminencePlatform Twitter, Inc. ⓘ
surface form: Twitter

social media ⓘ
hasCharacteristic decentralized organization ⓘ
intersectional focus ⓘ
survivor-centered ⓘ
hasEffect greater public awareness of consent ⓘ
increased reporting of sexual harassment cases ⓘ
reputational consequences for accused public figures ⓘ
hashtag MeToo movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: #MeToo
influenced corporate harassment policies ⓘ
legal reforms on sexual harassment ⓘ
media industry accountability ⓘ
political resignations over sexual misconduct ⓘ
public discourse on sexual misconduct ⓘ
mainFocus abuse of power ⓘ
sexual assault ⓘ
sexual harassment ⓘ
originatedAs grassroots campaign to support survivors of sexual violence ⓘ
originatedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
popularizedBy Alyssa Milano ⓘ
relatedTo Time’s Up movement ⓘ
fourth-wave feminism ⓘ
workplace harassment law reform ⓘ
slogan MeToo movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Me Too
spreadTo China ⓘ
France ⓘ
India ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
startTime 2006 ⓘ
triggeredBy Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations ⓘ
usesMethod advocacy for policy change ⓘ
online testimonies ⓘ
public shaming of alleged abusers ⓘ
storytelling by survivors ⓘ

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this entity surface form: #MeToo
this entity surface form: #MeToo
Swedish Academy scandal → relatedTo → MeToo movement ⓘ
MeToo movement → slogan → MeToo movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Me Too