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hashtag to get noticed, for eyebrows to get raised to what harmful acts are
happening in the society?
civil rights activist from The Bronx – New York has certainly left no stone
unturned when she began using the phrase “Me Too” as early as 2006.
popularised by American actress- Alyssa Milano in 2017 on Twitter. Milano
encouraged victims of sexual harassment to tweet about it (SPEAK UP) to give
people a sense of the magnitude that the problem really had! There was an
instant connection to this movement as many high-profile American celebrities
such as Jennifer Lawrence, Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow and Uma Thurman joined in.
hashtags, sharing stories about workforce sexual harassment such as #WhatWereYouWearing, #SurvivorPrivilege, #MyHarveyWeinstein and #YouOkSis.
movement or #MeToo movement that has many local and international alternatives
is a movement that has been created against sexual harassment and sexual assault, especially in the workplace (corporate world). Some of the local alternative hashtags include:
followed soon after more than a dozen
women accused Harvey Weinstein – an American film producer of sexually harassing, raping or assaulting them.
has trended in at least 85 countries, this movement is certainly not a gimmick
or just another social media trend. In countries such as France, India, Japan,
the US, Italy and China there has been a lot of discussion in the media about
whether cultural norms should be changed for sexual harassment to be eradicated
in the workplace.
These
allegations in fact precipitated a wave of national reckoning against sexual
and assault in the United States which was known as the Weinstein effect. In
addition to this, the #MeToo hashtag campaign and other sexual harassment cases
that occurred earlier that year, many
individuals were encouraged to share all their suppressed stories of sexual
misconduct. So, why was everyone quiet for so long and where did the courage to
speak up stem from?
hashtag has rapidly spread via social media as people have quickly turned the interpretation of this conduct (sexual harassment) as eve-teasing which is
actually very misleading and in fact decreases the severity of the crime.
people have expressed their opinion regarding this movement: Jasmeen Patheja,
an activist who is also the head of Blank Noise – a community/public art project
that seeks to confront street
harassment, –eve teasing,
where she stated that #MeToo’s power is in demonstrating that India can
no longer be ignorant to the depth of this problem.
Jaiswal – a lawyer of the Supreme Court of India stressed the importance of of
how women, especially those who lived in the rural areas of India needed to
know how to read, as most of them were illiterate and completely financially
and emotionally dependant on a male relative.
also in fact speaking up as a part of the #MeToo movement and this included
discussions regarding consent and how even some men were also abused.
Dabolkar also had a viral tweet #MeToo that resulted in the boycott of Khodu
Irani’s popular Pune pub-High Spirits by many well-known performers. Even Rina
Chandran from Reuters questioned in her #MeToo tweet about the ignorance of the
16 million women in India who are sex workers AGAINST their will and are
destitute, having no family or education.
would think one would be happy was ironically and unfortunately a sad time for
many women who reported mass sexual assaults during the the 2018 New Years
celebrations in Bangalore!!
course a repeat of 2017’s New Year’s eve molestation on Brigade Road and MG
Road. That was a time when there were horror reports of girls being groped,
pawed and even abused.
incidents were dismissed until somebody uploaded CCTV footage of the assaults on social media!
names of alleged rapists and harassers started to spread on social media
–which is inclusive of 60 of the most respected academic men on October 24th,
2017. A second list
came out a week later, bringing the total to 70. The most recent accusation has
been on September 27th, 2018 by former actress Tanushree Dutta where
she accused Nana Patekar for sexual harassment.
today’s time is that there is hardly any
room for a no to be accepted gracefully. In such cases tactics such as sexual
coercion, manipulation and even guilt tripping are used. Unfortunately, this is
viewed differently by men and women, even in this time and age of self-awareness.
violence, assault or any sexual misconduct can leave behind many damaging scars
on a victims life:- emotional, psychological and even physical. Depression,
flashbacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, self-hard, sexually transmitted
infections, dissociation or even suicide.
reporter from the website The Wire had accused Mayank Jain, a fellow reporter
of the Business Standard newspaper.
Further allegations from other people have also cropped up: where Gautam
Adhikara – the founding editor of DNA Mumbai and former executive editor of the
Times of India had resigned as a senior fellow of the fellow of the Center for
American Progress (CAP) after he was accused of multiple allegations of sexual
misconduct.
couple of days ago –on October 6th, Vikas Bahl-Bollywood director (of Queen fame)
had been accused of forcing himself upon a crew member. This led to the
dissolution of his production house –Phantom Films that he had set up with
three others Anurag Kashyap,
Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.
Network of Women in Media, India –the association that provides support systems
and resources for women journalists said ““If one person comes out it emboldens
the others.” She further added, “It almost feels like an obligation. If
one person has outed somebody, then other people feel it’s better that they
also come forward so that the one person is not victimised.”
comic content-production house –All-India Bakchod stated that two of its four
co-founders will be stepping down from their position; until of
any further notice.
of his inaction despite a woman accused a former colleague Utsav Chakraborty of
sexual assault. This doesn’t even end here, as more allegations have been made;
this time against Gursimran Khamba –another AIB co-founder.
What could be done to prevent this?
Implementing Vishakha Guidelines –These guidelines
which have been instituted by the Supreme Court of India should be strictly
enforced.
Mansplanning and other such conducts such as male
entitlement needs to be removed from society; but this can only happen when our
society takes steps to remove patriarchy and other forms of oppression from
society.
Film festivals need to change their ways and pledge a
commitment to gender-balanced programming.
To make use of co-working spaces which are highly populated by nature so that
it becomes difficult to harass a woman compared to regular, small offices.
Business meetings should be held more often in public
places, malls, cafes, co-working places, etc.
There should be more women in leadership roles.
The HR should be approached more often so that not
only is the system alert.
Invest in women. In China for instance women have
become billionaires because of their capabilities.
Women should also use their independence and break the
stereotypes of the past where men have been dominant.
Women run a lot
of risk if they complain about sexual harassment at the workplace. Thus, their
interest should be protected and perhaps positively rewarded when she
identifies a proven offender.
Women have rescued many families from poverty and dire
situations. Their economic contribution needs to be acknowledged.
allegations pour out on social media, against people from the media fraternity
regarding #MeToo, Lynzy Lab- a singer, songwriter and choreographer points out
the inherent privilege for men in a patriarchal system in a song A Scary Time.
