The Media, Feminism and Women’s Emancipation: The International Standing Working Group on Medialization and Empowerment
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26 novembre 2020
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Harassment in the workplace Workplace harassment Womyn Wimmin Woman Womon Human females Violent behavior Workplace sexual harassment Sexual harassment in the workplace Wireless (Radio) Telephone, Wireless Wireless telephone (Early radio) Personal liberty Freedom Civil liberty Emancipation Liberation Women's liberation movement Women--Emancipation Women's lib Emancipation of women Women's movement Feminist movement Women's liberation Social inequality Social equality Inequality Egalitarianism Skill Abilities Talent Aptitude Talents Proficiency Skills Telenovelas Soap operas Soap operas, Television User-generated media Women's workCiter ce document
Jane Freeland, « The Media, Feminism and Women’s Emancipation: The International Standing Working Group on Medialization and Empowerment », German Historical Institute London Blog, ID : 10670/1.j89x75
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In late 2017, #MeToo began trending on Twitter. Taken up in response to growing allegations of sexual harassment in Hollywood, it quickly became a tangible way for women to show the pervasive nature of gender-based violence and harassment. #MeToo sparked a movement and global reckoning with gender inequality and revealed the mass mobilizing power of social media. But the ability of the media to politicize, mobilize and radicalize issues of women’s rights is not new. Telenovelas and radio...