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MeToo movement

Also known as #MeToo hashtag, #MeToo hashtag movement, #MeToo movement, #MeToo, MeToo, Me Too

movement denouncing sexual assault and harassment

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The MeToo movement is a social campaign where people, particularly women, publicly share their experiences of sexual assault and harassment to expose how widespread these problems are. It matters because it has helped break the silence around these issues, held powerful people accountable, and sparked broader conversations about workplace safety and respect.

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Encyclopedic overview

Protest in New York City, 2018

#MeToo is a social movement and awareness campaign against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture, in which survivors (led by the voices of women, especially public figures) share their experiences of sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The phrase "Me Too" was initially used in this context on social media around 2006, on Myspace, by sexual assault survivor and activist Tarana Burke. The hashtag #MeToo was used starting in 2017 as a way to draw attention to the magnitude of the problem. "Me Too" is meant to empower those who have been sexually assaulted through empathy, solidarity and strength in numbers, by visibly demonstrating how many have experienced sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace.

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