#MeToo

 Statistics
 History
 Methods
Plan  Social Impact
 Criticisms
 • 1 in 4 women have • 1 in 10 youth detained • 1 in 8 people “had someone
experienced rape or in juvenile facilities threaten to post and/or post
attempted rape during experience sexual sexually explicit images of
their lifetimes, assault or sexual abuse them without their consent,”.
according to several while in custody.

Statistics national U.S. surveys.

• 1 in 4 women returning • 12% of transgender • 24% of American Indian

from the wars in Iraq or
Afghanistan reported
that they were sexually
assaulted while they
were deployed.
youth report being
sexually assaulted in K-
12 settings by peers or
educational staff.
transgender students, 18% of
multiracial transgender
students, 17% of Asian
transgender students, and 15%
of Black transgender students
experience sexual assault.
The #MeToo is a social movement that is
against sexual violence and sexual assault.
• Activist Tarana Burke originally coined the phrase “me too” in
2006
• The #MeToo movement sparked a societal reckoning as
millions of women’s voices about the sexual violence they’d
experienced put a spotlight on gender inequities and power
dynamics.
• The voices of #MeToo expanded beyond Hollywood,
and encompassed people across industries, race and class.
More likely...
McDonald’s and sexual
harassment
 A class-action lawsuit was
filed against McDonald's
for sexual harassment and
retaliation against those
who did not keep silent
about it.
 Solutions
• Consider the 'innocent until proven guilty' rule
• Represent victims who are non-white, less able-bodied, LGBTQ+ and
other underrepresented groups

Further Action
 • Brown. A. 'Americans'Views of the #MeToo Movement' Pew
Research Center 29.09 2022
• Zimerman, A., Rotenstein, L. S., & Jena, A. B. (2023). Trends in
Scientific Collaboration Between Men and Women Following the#
MeToo Movement. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1-6.

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