Gender Equality

The issue of sexual harassment and assault continues to affect society. In 2006, civil rights activist Tarana Burke founded the MeToo campaign when she began using the hashtag #MeToo on social media. She created the hashtag in order to raise awareness about sexual assault and harassment in America and to make sure marginalized voices weren’t lost in the conversation. #MeToo went viral in 2017 after women began tweeting their reaction to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations following a tweet by actress Alyssa Milano. The phrase quickly developed into a broad-based social movement and went international.