Time’s 2017 Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers

Giving power to the #MeToo movement, the people who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment have been named Time’s 2017 Person of the Year. Here are some of the most high-profile “Silence Breakers.”

“Me Too” was first used in 2006 by gender equality activist Tarana Burke as a rallying cry for young sexual harassment and assault survivors.

#MeToo creator Tarana Burke on the power of the movement #WomenTalkOnline #TIMEPOY pic.twitter.com/oqM2w0W4wr https://t.co/Wt7xvUZCZ9

— DW – WomenTalk (@dw_WomenTalk) December 7, 2017

Here are some of the most high-profile “Silence Breakers.” – By Stuart Braun

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WTO RECOMMENDS

An alternative prompt for an alternative hashtag

I wouldn’t be surprised if “metoo” becomes Oxford Dictionary’s 2017 Word of the Year. A Wikipedia page dedicated to the hashtag states that after Alyssa Milano’s now-famous tweet in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the phrase was used more than 200,000 times by October 15, and tweeted more than 500,000 times by October 16. On Facebook, more than 4.7 million people used the hashtag in 12 million posts within the first 24 hours.

Different country different sexual harassment?

Does a sex joke constitute sexual assault? Or only if they grab your bottom? A survey shows that tolerance levels vary across Europe. EU countries deal differently with sexual harassment, and Germany often lags behind.

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07.12.2017 | 14:20