The # Metoo Movement: Sexual Assault And Abuse

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Going viral in October of 2017, the #MeToo. movement is a social media hashtag used to help demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and abuse, especially in the workplace. Though it is only now gaining popularity, this movement actually began in 2006. Many women have taken to it, attempting to give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem of sexual harassment. The vision of this movement is to have this important issue thrust into national dialogue, making people aware of how much sexual assault and abuse is actually going on (metoo). Started in 2006 by Tarana Burke on her myspace social media page, she started using the #MeToo movement for a campaign to promote “empowerment through empath” among women who have experience

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