Five years on, #MeToo shows that survivors are more powerful together

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Five years on, #MeToo shows that survivors are more powerful together
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OPINION: MeToo is a term that rightly defines harassment and abuse as harmful, and believes in consequences for it.

into a credible collective witness. When “she said” became “we said,” the credibility calculus shifted.someFive years on, #MeToo has not led to wholesale changes in law or policy. The legal protections that women need are still woefully inadequate. Many institutions still fail to offer the baseline protections survivors deserve. But that does not mean #MeToo has failed, because these are not the only measures by which it should be evaluated.

Harvey Weinstein and attorney Benjamin Brafman exit State Supreme Court, June 5, 2018 in New York City. Weinstein pleaded not guilty on two counts of rape and one count of a criminal sexual act. Storytelling as a vehicle of survivor agency and social change is the defining element of the #MeToo movement. It shifted the arena of participation from courts to a broad cultural conversation. Suddenly, we could see and hear survivors in their own words, as they were demanding to be heard as authorities of their own experience. Just recall how Chanel Miller’s#MeToo has not been without controversy or a backlash. The Amber Heard/Johnny Depp trial demonstrated how little things have changed.

the university for sexual harassment and retaliation, alleging that their efforts to report were thwarted.of accountability and repair. As a response to trauma and the betrayal by the authorities and institutions charged with preventing and punishing abuse, #MeToo starts with what survivors need. Recovery is often rooted in creating a sense of safety.

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