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#MeToo: Another US Congressman to resign over sexual harassment claim

A wave of allegations of sexual abuse, which surfaced months ago in the US with #MeToo, has hit Congress

#MeToo: Another US Congressman to resign over sexual harassment claim
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:35 PM IST

Dear sexual predator, I'm so worried and hope you're doing okay

Mitali Saran talks to the accused in the #MeToo campaign

Dear sexual predator, I'm so worried and hope you're doing okay
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:35 PM IST

Time to change: Lessons for HR professionals from #MeToo movement

Sifting of bad candidates from the good ones thus becomes vital but tough. Background checks are one way out and companies are doing them routinely but there are hurdles

Time to change: Lessons for HR professionals from #MeToo movement
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:34 PM IST

#MeToo: Why Indian men don't see sexism as a huge problem

The very few who do must remember they aren't doing women any favour

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Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:34 PM IST

#MeToo: 3,000 Gurgaon firms to come under administrative scanner

Committee chairperson Anuradaha Sharma said around 3,000 of the 5,500 private firms in the city have failed to file the audit reports

#MeToo: 3,000 Gurgaon firms to come under administrative scanner
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:29 PM IST

Accusations of molestation mostly accurate but not a predator: Raghu Dixit

The singer said he "completely misread" the situation and had immediately apologised to the person concerned and will do so again in private

Accusations of molestation mostly accurate but not a predator: Raghu Dixit
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:29 PM IST

#MeToo movement in India wrong, can be used for blackmailing, says BJP MP

The person on whom the allegations will be levelled, how much it will tarnish his image is worth giving a thought, BJP leader tweeted

#MeToo movement in India wrong, can be used for blackmailing, says BJP MP
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:28 PM IST

End of #metoo?

Instead of focusing on a specific goal, such as getting Weinstein behind bars and cleaning up Hollywood, it allowed every wannabe with any kind of claim to jump on the bandwagon

End of #metoo?
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:28 PM IST

A psychotherapist reveals how men open up about #MeToo in therapy

In their efforts to manage the feeling of shame, some men numb themselves

A psychotherapist reveals how men open up about #MeToo in therapy
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:28 PM IST

SHe said, #metoo

A system that lacks confidentiality and due process could well encourage the filing of false accusations by those who simply have a grudge against their boss

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Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:28 PM IST

The patriarchs are falling. The patriarchy is stronger than ever

If we get rid of a handful of Harveys while losing essential rights and protections for millions of women, are we really winning this thing?

The patriarchs are falling. The patriarchy is stronger than ever
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:27 PM IST

South India's film industries are on the cusp of their #MeToo moment

Women in South India's film industries are speaking up and banding together to protest decades of rampant discrimination and abuse

South India's film industries are on the cusp of their #MeToo moment
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:26 PM IST

Happy that MeToo movement has started in India, says Maneka Gandhi

She also talked about the number of steps taken by her ministry to empower women to speak out

Happy that MeToo movement has started in India, says Maneka Gandhi
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:26 PM IST

Varun Grover backs #MeToo movement, denies sexual harassment allegations

Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Neeraj Ghaywan, who have frequently collaborated with Grover, also came forward in the writer's support

Varun Grover backs #MeToo movement, denies sexual harassment allegations
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:26 PM IST

Dealt with years of harassment by slapping him: Navneet Nishan on Alok Nath

The actor said she supports every woman and man who is standing up for herself/himself in the "Me too" movement

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Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:25 PM IST

MJ Akbar records statement in defamation case, junks #MeToo allegations

Akbar appeared before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal and recorded his statement to support the defamation complaint filed by him against Ramani on October 15

MJ Akbar records statement in defamation case, junks #MeToo allegations
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:25 PM IST

How #MeToo turned into a people's campaign in smaller Indian cities, too

A GoogleTrends visualization of hotspots for #MeToo searches around the world shows India's landmass alight with sparkling gold dots that represent unusually high reader interest

How #MeToo turned into a people's campaign in smaller Indian cities, too
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:25 PM IST

How #MeToo turned into a people's campaign in smaller Indian cities, too

A GoogleTrends visualization of hotspots for #MeToo searches around the world shows India's landmass alight with sparkling gold dots that represent unusually high reader interest

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Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:25 PM IST

#MeToo: Ex-Taj Hotels employee accuses former CEO of sexual harassment

A former Tata Group executive has alleged that the salt-to-software conglomerate did not hear her pleas against sexual harassment she faced at the hands of a CEO of a group firm, a charge that the group denied saying it always took "decisive action on evidence of inappropriate conduct." Writing for a leading English daily, Anjuli Pandit, a former executive assistant to ex-MD & CEO of Taj Hotels, Rakesh Sarna, claimed she reached out to Taj board members, Tata Group Executive Council members, the chairman and the senior-most HR official with her complaint against Sarna. "The only resolution they could find was to ask me to resign from Taj, immediately," she wrote, adding she "lost trust in Taj's process" as the company's Internal Complaint Committee, comprised "Sarna, four people within two reporting lines of him and an external member from one of Tata's closest law firms". Responding to queries on the issue, a Tata Group spokesperson said Pandit's case was "investigated by an ...

#MeToo: Ex-Taj Hotels employee accuses former CEO of sexual harassment
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:22 PM IST

As MeToo gathers pace in China, a student fights to tell her story

The movement has gathered considerable steam in China, with dozens of men publicly accused of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in recent months

As MeToo gathers pace in China, a student fights to tell her story
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:20 PM IST