Metoo Movement Research Paper

Over the weekend, a women's march took place in California. It was a march on the raising stories that have recently been shared about sexual assault and harassment. There was an estimated amount of half-million people dressed up in all pink or brightly colored costumes. Between shouting speeches and celebrity revokes, the march was well respected for.
The march was set up by the #MeToo movement, their goal is to not ignore the stories of sexual harassment in the modern day world. This movement has brought celebrities and other activists to revoke the told and untold stories on this sensitive topic. One major celebrity that came was Academy Award winner Viola Davis. She talked about high levels of race, women’s rights and other things regarding the topic of discrimination. “The trauma of those events are still with me today. And that’s what drives me to the voting booth. That’s what allows me to listen to the women who are still in silence.” Davis takes a stand with her thoughts. The event started an 8:30 in the morning, but the marching …show more content…
Another article restates the 2018 Golden Globes that took place this January. All actresses that attended wore all black in order to unite against the misconduct involving Hollywood’s own Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by several women. This silent protest caused many eyes to turn that night, especially to the men with higher authority. Presenters and actresses like Meryl Streep, Mary J. Blige, and Gal Gadot precipitated for the protest. In an interview with E News, Meryl Streep said this, "I think that people are aware now of a power imbalance and it's something that leads to abuse. It's led to abuse in our own industry and it's led to abuse across the domestic workers' field of work, it's in the military, it's in Congress, it's everywhere and we wanted to fix