Gender and Sexuality

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

#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

Before RVW

Before RVW Before RVW

Women’s rights can’t go backwards to Trump’s ideal 1950s America.

Dec 12, 2017 / OppArt / Rose Deler

Palestinian Women Protesting

Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance

A new film reminds us of the power of united, nonviolent action.

Dec 8, 2017 / Sarah Aziza

Sheeran, Malone, Mars

Songs of Aggression Songs of Aggression

A review of popular music reveals striking and distressing similarities in the way men talk about and deal with women in today’s society.

Dec 8, 2017 / David Hajdu

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

UNITE HERE hotel workers

Stopping Sexual Abuse on the Job Begins With Empowering Workers Stopping Sexual Abuse on the Job Begins With Empowering Workers

Across the world, workers are unionizing to hold corporations accountable for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.

Dec 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Justice Kennedy Appears Ready to Undo His Own Legacy on LGBTQ Rights

Justice Kennedy Appears Ready to Undo His Own Legacy on LGBTQ Rights Justice Kennedy Appears Ready to Undo His Own Legacy on LGBTQ Rights

Based on a single quote, which doesn’t say what he thinks it says.

Dec 5, 2017 / Sarah Posner

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

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