Recording

#MeToo, A Year On

A year on, this event considers whether the campaign, and its international variants, have transcended clicktivism and translated into substantive societal change.

Event date and time: 30 October 2018 — 12:30 TO 13:45 GMT

Event location: Chatham House | 10 St James's Square | London | SW1Y 4LE

Following multiple sexual misconduct allegations levelled against film producer Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo hashtag went viral on 15 October 2017.

Quickly spreading beyond the entertainment industry, the movement has shed light on the scale of sexual assault and abuses of power suffered by women – and in some cases men – in all lines of work across the world.

In what ways, if any, has #MeToo moved society closer to gender equality? Has the movement drawn attention to the exploitation of other power dynamics beyond gender? Have aspects of the movement been exclusionary, divisive and counter-productive to achieving its goals?

And as #MeToo evolves, how should it delineate its long-term objectives and what questions and challenges must it address to achieve these?

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