Women are taking to social media posting “Me Too”. The phrase is being used to spread awareness about the frequency of sexually harassment or sexual assault. As the “Me Too” movement continues to make its way on social media networks, how should men respond? Listen to The Larry O’Connor Show today from 3pm – 6pm as Larry asks women how men should react tot he ‘me too’ movement.
To learn more about #MeToo, read Sarah Gray’s Fortune article, Incredible Image Shows How the #MeToo Movement Spread Around the Globe:
On Sunday the “me too” movement, intended to expose sexual harassment and assault, was reignited on social media after a tweet from actress Alyssa Milano. It quickly spread.
A new graphic from the analytics company Talkwalker, which analyzes social media platforms, shows how the movement spread across the globe—revealing both the scope of harassment and/or sexual assault and the incredible reach of social media platforms in 2017.
Milano wrote that a friend suggested writing “me too” on social media “to give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem” of sexual harassment and assault. (The “me too” movement was initially started by the activist Tarana Burke, a sexual assault survivor, in the mid-2000s, according to the Los Angeles Times.) [Read More]
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