 "This image provided by Time magazine, shows the cover of the magazine's Person of the Year edition as \"The Silence Breakers,\" those who have shared their stories about sexual assault and harassment. Photo: PTI")
Time magazine just named the #MeToo movement its “person” of the year, recognizing the women and men who raised their voices against abuses of power as the “silence breakers.”
For decades, victims of sexual harassment have remained silent about their experiences. The emergence of the #MeToo movement in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding movie mogul Harvey Weinstein raises larger questions about whether employers are partly to blame for their silence, particularly through the use of nondisclosure agreements.
Such contracts, written to keep details of business practices or a settlement confidential, are now in the sights
