Sexual Harassment

6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo

6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo 6 Perspectives on the Future of #MeToo

Our writers reflect on how this remarkable moment of accountability can grow and endure.

Dec 13, 2017 / Feature / Jane Fonda, Bryce Covert, Katha Pollitt, Collier Meyerson, Raina Lipsitz, and Joan Walsh

The Harasser’s Apology

The Harasser’s Apology The Harasser’s Apology

Alissa Quart reconfigures the recent public statements of men who have sexually harassed, assaulted, or raped women (or, in one case, other men) into free-form poetry. I always fe…

Dec 12, 2017 / Alissa Quart

#MeToo March

Sexual Harassment Has Not Changed So Much Since the 1970s Sexual Harassment Has Not Changed So Much Since the 1970s

But let’s hope that, in this latest #MeToo moment, we finally overhaul the system that enables it.

Dec 12, 2017 / Ann Jones

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

The Plight of Male Chauvinists The Plight of Male Chauvinists

These feminists are taking all the fun out of harassment.

Dec 12, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Now That Al Franken Is Gone, Democrats Need to Hold Hearings on Trump

Now That Al Franken Is Gone, Democrats Need to Hold Hearings on Trump Now That Al Franken Is Gone, Democrats Need to Hold Hearings on Trump

They have the moral high ground; now they need to use it to create real accountability for both parties.

Dec 7, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Roy Moore

Donald Trump Has Made Roy Moore the Face of the Republican Party Donald Trump Has Made Roy Moore the Face of the Republican Party

Will other Republicans do nothing?

Dec 7, 2017 / John Nichols

Sexual Harassment Does Not Occur in a Vacuum

Sexual Harassment Does Not Occur in a Vacuum Sexual Harassment Does Not Occur in a Vacuum

The #MeToo moment is a rallying cry, standing in for all the frustrations, insults, and second-class treatment women experience at work.

Dec 4, 2017 / Helaine Olen

How Forced Arbitration and Non-Disclosure Agreements Can Perpetuate Hostile Work Environments

How Forced Arbitration and Non-Disclosure Agreements Can Perpetuate Hostile Work Environments How Forced Arbitration and Non-Disclosure Agreements Can Perpetuate Hostile Work Environments

The legal tools can prevent workers from taking legal action or disclosing sexual harassment and assault.

Nov 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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What Will It Take for the GOP to Pass Its Terrible Tax Bill? What Will It Take for the GOP to Pass Its Terrible Tax Bill?

George Zornick on Senate politics, Joan Walsh on sexual harassment in Washington, and Rick Perlstein on Republicans against Trump.

Nov 30, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

From the Women’s March to #MeToo, Building Feminist Solidarity in the Age of Trump

From the Women’s March to #MeToo, Building Feminist Solidarity in the Age of Trump From the Women’s March to #MeToo, Building Feminist Solidarity in the Age of Trump

This movement didn’t start yesterday—and it has a long way to go.

Nov 30, 2017 / Sarah Leonard

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