Tarana Burke, “Me Too is a movement not a moment”, TED, November 2018
The #MeToo movement which was initiated by Tarana Burke in 2006, in order to raise the awareness against sexual assault and harassment of women, gradually gained momentum all over the world.
The very bold step taken Raya Sarkar, in Kolkata against the atrocities on women, in October 2018 had blown the whistle, which otherwise would never have seen the light of the day.
She in her list had seventy-five (75) names, from approx thirty (30) colleges across India, US, and the UK listing sexual harassers in academia. Out of this only 2-3 managed to take action against, their Professors, rest ignored. This brings out the dormant and cowardly approach of our society which either tries to save the reputation of the institution or try to easily walk away from any such allegation preferring avoiding the situation and not lending an ear to it. Inspite of coming up with the new policies and respecting the dignity of women, taking strict action, and setting an example for others, they chose to either negate such allegations or blame the women for bringing false women vendetta against men. The fight for the right of expression, freedom of mobility, and choice to live the kind of life a woman wants, parallel to demanding respect and dignity in all walks of life, are endless. The #MeToo movements have given a sense of power to every woman to speak for themselves who otherwise would have fallen prey to predators of the male-dominated society.
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