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Zhang Gaoli makes first public appearance at CCP Congress since #MeToo post from tennis star Peng Shuai

The presence of China's former vice-premier at the significant political event shows his status is untainted by last year's sexual assault allegations, one expert says.

ABC News

#MeToo is five years old. These trials show how far we’ve come

As Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Paul Haggis are all in court, it is clear that there has, in fact, been forward motion – in the courts, in our workplaces, in society

The Guardian - US

When art imitates a not-so-good life

On the surface, it's easy to judge Luckiest Girl Alive as another movie made to support #Metoo and other movements. Sure, this new mystery/drama film is clearly trying to shed light on quite a few touchy subjects and heavy issues, whether it's school bullying, class conflict, sexual abuse or mass…

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#MeToo in space: We must address the potential for sexual harassment and assault away from Earth

A new dawn of space exploration is upon us. NASA aims to land the first woman and person of colour on the moon by the end of 2025, and send a crew on a year-and-a-half long mission to Mars in the 2030s.

The Conversation

EXPLAINER: A look at the Kevin Spacey-Anthony Rapp trial

The second week of Kevin Spacey's federal trial starts Tuesday in a #MeToo-era case against the actor in New York — but no criminal charges are involved

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reigned

Five years after women’s stories about him made the #MeToo movement explode, Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles, where he once was king of the Oscars

The Independent UK

Jekyll and Hyde review – #MeToo transformation explores monstrous masculinity

Neil Bartlett’s version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic has female leads laying bare the rot at the heart of a beastly boys’ club

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Kevin Spacey in Court over 1980s Misconduct Claim

Five years after misconduct allegations ended his Hollywood career, Kevin Spacey appeared in a New York court Thursday to face fellow actor Anthony Rapp's accusation that the disgraced Oscar winner sexually assaulted Rapp in 1986 when he was a minor. One of the first stars to be caught up in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

High-profile China #MeToo case settled in US out of court

Liu Jingyao launched civil proceedings in 2019 against retail billionaire Liu Qiangdong

The Guardian - UK

Five years on, how #MeToo shook the world

Paris (AFP) - By forcing the world to wake up to the daily sexual abuse suffered by women, the #MeToo movement became a social revolution of historic importance.Its legacy is still being determined.

AFP

Bestselling novel forces France to reckon with #MeToo movement

Virginie Despentes’ book Cher Connard pushes problem of sexual harassment back into spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Women Talking review – Sarah Polley’s moving Mennonite #MeToo drama

Toronto film festival: The actor turned director brings strong performances from a talky female ensemble, including Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley

The Guardian - US

Eve Best: ‘They told me my House of the Dragon character was a dragon rider – I was in!’

The actor on her new role in the Game of Thrones prequel, why #MeToo change needs to hurry up, and how she finds joy making olive oil in Italy

The Guardian - UK

Sean Bean is wrong – intimacy coordinators are #MeToo’s greatest legacy

The ‘Game of Thrones’ star is facing a backlash to comments he made about the use of intimacy co-ordinators. But, post-#MeToo, they’ve improved the industry immeasurably, says Nicole Vassell

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The Independent UK

Sean Bean is wrong – intimacy co-ordinators are #MeToo’s greatest legacy

The ‘Game of Thrones’ star is facing a backlash to comments he made about the use of intimacy co-ordinators. But, post-#MeToo, they’ve improved the industry immeasurably, says Nicole Vassell

The Guardian - UK

Objectified, derided, demeaned: sexism is still rampant on stage in the era of #MeToo

From Jerusalem and Pretty Woman to a 70s Alan Bennett farce, unreconstructed attitudes and old-fashioned smut still permeate British theatre. And irony is not much of a defence

AFP

In Canada's Quebec, a new way to prosecute domestic and sexual assault

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Canada) (AFP) - Five years after the #MeToo movement sent shockwaves around the world with tales of unreported sexual harassment and assault, Canada's Quebec province is moving to ensure victims are heard in court.

France 24

Feminism and transgender rights: The reasons behind a divisive debate

We report on a growing and dangerous divide between feminism and transgender rights. Annette Young talks to Dr Finn Mackay, the British sociologist and campaigner who believes that it is possible to back both women's and trans rights. Also #MeToo in the world of athletics where we meet one former…

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Danny Brown says he was sexually assaulted by the rapper Ninja

The rapper’s allegation, and his overt comparison to MeToo, buck hip-hop’s narrow expectations of masculinity and machismo.

The Guardian - US

New York magazine’s ‘Canceled at 17’ isn’t just an article – it’s ammunition

The moral of the tale of one boy facing consequences for sharing nudes without consent isn’t that #MeToo has gone too far, it’s that it hasn’t gone far enough

Bangkok Post

MeToo film movement shifts from rhetoric to action

As the MeToo movement evolves, the film industry is seeking practical ways to ensure its opposition to harassment and abuse is translated into tangible improvements.

The Guardian - AU

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes review – knotty and nuanced #MeToo play

An affair between a middle-aged rockstar academic and his teenage student raises questions about agency, power and who gets to control the narrative

The Guardian - UK

Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial does not undermine the #MeToo movement

Letters: Nicole Smith, Sally Collins, Pattie Friend and Deana Heath on the potential ramifications of the celebrity courtroom drama

The Guardian - US

What does the Heard-Depp verdict mean for the #MeToo movement?

Many fear the jury’s verdict will discourage victims of abuse from coming forward but experts see the case as atypical

Salon

"View": #MeToo's fine after Depp verdict

While Sunny Hostin focuses more on defining #MeToo, Joy Behar won't be swayed from opposing the GOP's stance

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