Me Too

A person walks in front of an entrance of Beihang University in Beijing, China January 24, 2018.

Chinese officials who once encouraged their own #MeToo moment, now frustrate it

January 30, 2018Conflict

The authorities have been slowly acknowledging in state-media commentaries that there is a systematic problem of sexual harassment on Chinese college campuses.

Actress Meryl Streep (L) and the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen Poo, at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.

Millions say #MeToo. But not everyone is heard equally.

January 21, 2018Arts

Actress Catherine Deneuve poses at the 70th Cannes Film Festival.

Deneuve sends a dated message of empowerment

January 15, 2018Arts

Some French women say ‘puritanism’ in American feminism threatens sexual liberty

January 12, 2018Culture

Cartoonists respond to the French open letter critical of the #MeToo movement

January 11, 2018Culture

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The sign #MeToo is propped up on a European Parliament member's desk during a session to discuss preventive measures against sexual harassment and abuse.

Has the #MeToo movement gone too far or not enough?

January 10, 2018Conflict

Actress Catherine Deneuve and 100-some other French women wrote an open letter to denounce the #MeToo campaign as becoming a witch hunt, saying the movement has created a backlash against men.

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