7 years after Weinstein, commission finds cultural shift in Hollywood but less accountability
Read full article: 7 years after Weinstein, commission finds cultural shift in Hollywood but less accountabilityA new survey of the entertainment industry finds that the culture of Hollywood has shifted in the years since the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and the launch of the #MeToo movement, but many still don’t trust that sexual harassers will be held accountable.
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Time's Up study: Many who report harassment face retaliation
Read full article: Time's Up study: Many who report harassment face retaliationThree years into the #MeToo movement, there may be more awareness around workplace sexual harassment. But a new report finds that almost three-quarters of people reporting such harassment suffer from retaliation if they complain. More than 7 out of 10 people who reported sexual harassment at the workplace said they faced some form of retaliation, up to and including being fired, said the report. It also found that workplace harassment severely impacted workers’ economic, physical and mental health, and that often, people were subjected to more than one form of workplace harassment — both sexual and racial, for example. — Most people reported harassment to their employer, 64%, rather than a government agency, court or law enforcement.
Ginsburg, in book, questions confidential #MeToo agreements
Read full article: Ginsburg, in book, questions confidential #MeToo agreementsPHILADELPHIA, PA A new book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg explores the Supreme Court justice's thoughts on the #MeToo movement and her hope that non-disclosure agreements, which have come under fire in sexual misconduct cases, "will not be enforced by the courts." In "Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law," the 86-year-old feminist icon questions whether the #MeToo movement will render the secrecy clause obsolete in such cases. Some lawyers who represent women today in sexual misconduct cases, including Debra Katz and Gloria Allred, pushed back on Ginsburg's view of the non-disclosure agreements, known as "NDAs." At least two states, New York and California, have placed limits on the use of NDAs in sexual misconduct cases since the #MeToo movement took off in 2017. Ginsburg, in a 2018 conversation recounted in the book, said she expects the #MeToo movement to have staying power, and any backlash to be limited.

Michigan's AG calls 'me too' rape kits shameful
Read full article: Michigan's AG calls 'me too' rape kits shamefulMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is putting the maker of MeToo sexual assault kits on blast, warning the company not to do business in Michigan. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Nessel: MeToo at-home sexual assault test kit is 'shamelessly' trying to take advantage of survivors
Read full article: Nessel: MeToo at-home sexual assault test kit is 'shamelessly' trying to take advantage of survivorsNessel's office said the company is marketing a sexual assault evidence kit described as the "first ever sexual assault evidence kit for at-home use." Nessel said the kits would prevent sexual assault survivors from getting necessary health care services after an assault. "This company is shamelessly trying to take financial advantage of the Me Too' movement by luring victims into thinking that an at-home-do-it-yourself sexual assault kit will stand up in court," Nessel said. According to a news release, sexual assault evidence collection kits are free in Michigan to anyone who seeks medical attention for a sexual assault within 120 hours of the assault. The evidence kit is included in a sexual assault medical forensic examination.
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