The #METOO Movement: A Reckoning
- In its first week, #metoo was used on Twitter > 1 Million times
- #metoo was used on Facebook by more than 4.7 million people in 12 million posts during the first 24 hours
- On Facebook, more than 45% of people in the US are friends with someone who posted a message using #metoo
- Over 5 billion people saw a #metoo tweet
- 30.1% of people using the hashtag in the first week were men
- Canadians came behind only the US and UK for most #metoo tweets
- The tweet had global variations, all
with the same purpose
- French #balancetonporc
- Spanish #YoTambien
- Arab countries, # وأنا_كمان and # وانا_ايضا
Protests and Momentum
- The Women's March 2018
- 2nd anniversary of the Women's March on Washington, to
- protest Trump's presidency, sexual assault & feminist issues
- Museum curators are collecting
protest signs as "signs of our time"
- #metoo Movement
- No longer just an online presence
- Time Magazines Person of the Year: The SilenceBreakers
- #TimesUp Black Dress Protest
- against Sexual Misconduct and Gender Inequity in the
- Workplace
- Hollywood takes a stand at the Golden Globes
- Time's Up Legal Defense Fund
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