Page 4 - Me Too Movement

From #metoo to #themtoo

Finally, at the cost of attracting much opprobrium in these febrile times, may I suggest that the sexual harassment laws become gender-neutral

#MeToo hits Congress: Scribe alleges molestation by UPA-I Cabinet minister

#MeToo movement has also singed the ruling BJP with allegations against Union Minister M J Akbar

#MeToo: NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after sexual harassment charges

Khan denied the charges against him, but submitted his resignation on Monday evening, saying he quit keeping in mind the party's interests

Letters to BS: M J Akbar should step down till his name gets cleared

Bharatiya Janata Party leadership should ask M J Akbar to step aside as it is hurting its image

An untenable position

Propriety demands M J Akbar's removal

Will #MeToo transform our public culture?

The movement must travel from metropolitan India to small towns and villages. Its scope must be expanded to employees within the unorganised sector, beyond public life to the rampant sexual violence

Youth Cong activists hold protest against M J Akbar, demand his resignation

The ruling coalition of NDA led by the BJP which had made tall promises of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' must not be allowed to shield a man of 'questionable conduct', a statement from the outfit said

#MeToo: M J Akbar accuses Ramani of willfully defaming him, files complaint

Section 500 of the IPC provides that an accused may be awarded two years jail term or fine or both in the event of conviction

Sexual harassment: Why #MeToo storm before Lok Sabha polls, asks M J Akbar

Modi and BJP President Amit Shah have decided to back Akbar despite RSS second-in-command Dattatreya Hosabale coming out in support of the #MeToo movement

Allegations of sexual harassment are lies; will take legal action: MJ Akbar

Journalist Priya Ramani was the first one to come out and alleged misconduct on Akbar's part when he called her for a job interview in a hotel room

#MeToo in China: Professor stripped of academic title for sexual harassment

Beihang University in Beijing said last week that it removed Chen Xiaowu from his teaching posts after an investigation found he had engaged in 'sexual harassment behaviour'

#MeToo: Kiran Rao, Zoya Akhtar, 9 others won't work with proven offenders

The #MeToo movement in India sparked when Tanushree Dutta came forward to renew allegations against Nana Patekar in an incident dating back to 2008

US banks' #MeToo moment: Shareholders seek data on diversity, women's pay

The subject is also gaining attention as investors poured $4.7 billion last year into funds that evaluate companies on social criteria

#MeToo: With more women narrating their agony, NCW reaches out to survivors

The movement, on the lines of the Hollywood's #MeToo, started after actor Tanushree Dutta alleged that Nana Patekar sexually harassed her on the sets of a movie in 2008

Men's liberation: What #MeToo sceptics can learn from their 1970s brothers

The 1970s was a transitional decade, when critiques of sexism became progressively louder and confrontational

#MeToo movement reaches S Korea, one of world's worst workplaces for women

Last month, thousands of women rallied at Seoul's historic Gwanghwamun Square

Responding to #metoo

The ambit of sexual harassment Act needs to widen

Time for moderation: #MeToo movement would benefit from restraint

Condemning Oscar awards to Kobe Bryant and Gary Oldman, both of whom were accused of harassment and settled out of court, is plain foolish. Here's why

Sajid Khan steps down as 'Housefull 4' director over #MeToo allegations

His departure comes following sexual harassment allegations made by actor Saloni Chopra and a journalist

Maneka Gandhi backs #MeToo campaign, proposes to set up legal committee

Gandhi said women could complain through the She Box (www.shebox.nic.in), which provides a single window access to every woman to register complaints related to sexual harassment