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was MeToo something significant? I thought it was just a hashtag “movement” like countless others.


It seemed significant in the media arena to me. I mean, it basically took down Harvey Weinstein, right? That's not nothing.


It also managed to absolutely torpedo an incredibly popular series - don't forget that Kevin Spacey went down during MeToo as well.

I know that women still feel frequently disempowered in the workplace but I hope the movement helped them feel like they've got more widespread support than they did before. Once upon a time sexual harassment claims were seen as direct attacks on the success and health of a company "Gosh Susan, if you just told us in private we'd deal with it - instead you've cost all these people their jobs" - I think that impression has very much shifted. If you're being harassed then the company is failing at it's mission, any ill effect that comes to the company as a result of the report is a consequence the company should've (and failed to) protect themselves from by having a more robust and responsive HR department.


Due process is coming back into fashion.




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