What Is The Me Too Movement?

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Me Too

The Me Too movement was founded in 2006. It was founded by Tarana Burke, a social activist and community organiser. Its only aim is to promote “empowerment through empathy”. In October 2017, actress Alyssa Milano supported the hashtag #MeToo. She used it on social media platform to make it known to the public . By this she revealed the dominance of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the place of work.

After millions of people started using the hashtag. The conversation was driving force into the national dialogue. It focuses on determining the best ways to hold perpetrators responsible and to stop the cycle. The #MeToo tag has drifted in at least 85 countries. This movement has vibrated with many folks diagonally all walks of life. In particular of those who have been victims. And as well as they afraid to speak out. And felt that they would never be heard. The movement has encouraged the public around the world to reach their stories of sexual assault.

Key Moments of Me Too Movement

2006

  • The founder of the Me Too movement Tarana burke, a social activist and community organizer

2017

  • Actress Alyssa Milano encouraged using the hashtag #MeToo on social media to help reveal the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace
  • Indian law student Raya Sarkar compiles a list that enclosed the names of 70 suspected sexual harassers in academic circles in India. The document was circulated widely on social media and generated a lot of controversy and debate and became a turning point for MeToo movement that took off full strength in India the next year.

2018

  • Actress Tanushree Dutta charges actor Nana Patekar of sexual nuisance on the set of a film. The unpleasant incident ignited a light of allegations against famous figures in the Indian amusement industry on social media.
  • Journalist Priya Ramani accused former Union minister MJ Akbar of sexual harassment while she was working under him at an Asian Age newspaper in the late 1990s. Akbar deprived of the allegations and sued Ramani for offence.
  • Following the #MeToo backlash, the government of India introduced several amendments to the POSH Act in 2018 including expanding the definition of sexual harassment to include incidents outside of the workplace. It also approved for lengthening the time limit for filing complaints from three to six months and allowing them to file complaints by electronic means.
  • Many other women came self-assured with their own account of harassments, counting actresses Sandhya Mridul, Rachel White, and Saloni Chopra, and journalist Ghazala Wahab.

2019

  • The Delhi High Court started on enquiring Akbar’s offence case against Ramani.
  • The National Commission for Women (NCW) carried out an investigation into the accusations against Akbar.
  • The POSH Act is supplementary revised to embrace provisions for the security of complainants and witnesses, as well as providing anonymity and security against victimisation.
  • The NCW over and done with that Akbar is guilty of sexual harassment and suggested legal action.
  • Akbar prepared to accept as Union minister and filed a offence case against Ramani and others who blamed him of harassment.

2020

  • From singer Chinmayi to actress Amala Paul, many well-known faces of K-Town have called out their alleged harassers. Actress Sunainaa, who has acted in film Theri, has joint her story of sexual mistreatment. She said that she was physically abused by her auto driver, who used to take her to school.

2021

  • A Delhi court cleared Ramani of offence charges, saying that she was telling the fact when she blamed Akbar of harassment. however, the association smoothed the way for argument and reforms of workplace protection and harassment laws. 
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Work cited

  1. Burke in Tarana Burke
  2. Campaigns fuelled by hashtags in number sign:uses

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