#Metoo Archives

The Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado.

News in Brief

We Need to Make Sure Student Interns Are Not Being Mistreated in Statehouses

There's not been a sudden spike in sexual harassment within our state legislatures; this has been going on for decades. And professors who help send students to statehouse internships need to be mindful of that fact.

Seth Masket

Social Justice

Amid #MeToo, Journalists Shouldn’t Commodify Women’s Pain

Reporters should call out non-apologies—and be wary of re-exploiting victims.

David M. Perry

Economics

Economic Instability Dampens Support for Female Political Candidates

New research identifies yet another prejudice faced by women running for office.

Tom Jacobs

Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, speaking at the 2014 National Book Awards on November 19th, 2014, in New York City.

Social Justice

How Will Publishing Deal With Lemony Snicket Amid #MeToo?

Numerous authors and librarians allege a pattern of sexually humiliating comments.

David M. Perry

Social Justice

Fighting Sexual Assault Locally, Outside the #MeToo Movement

Hospitality and domestic workers suffer staggering rates of sexual harassment and assault. But they are among women still largely omitted from the #MeToo movement—and many federal protections.

Tanvi Misra

Actress Rose McGowan speaks at the Women's Convention in Detroit, Michigan, on October 27th, 2017.

Social Justice

No, #MeToo Is Not a Witch Hunt

How the powerful appropriate the rhetoric of historically marginalized peoples.

David M. Perry

People carry signs at a #MeToo rally on December 9th, 2017, in New York City.

Social Justice

How #MeToo Affects Sexual Assault Advocates

As public awareness of harassment grows exponentially in the wake of #MeToo, the advocates staffing sexual assault hotlines are taking more calls—and teaching more callers—than ever before.

Hanna Brooks Olsen