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"If you frequently use social media, you have probably seen the hashtag #MeToo on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more. What started out as a way for survivors of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual bullying to bond and share their stories, has become a global movement that has sparked significant changes, both social and legal."

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If you use social media, you've probably seen the hashtag #MeToo on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other sites. What started out as a way for survivors of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual bullying to bond and share their stories has become a global movement that has sparked significant changes, both social and legal.

What's more, the movement has allowed survivors to feel supported while simultaneously initiating a national-and worldwide-conversation about the widespread issues surrounding harassment, assault, and the changes that need to be made.

The History of the #MeToo Movement

Tarana Burke, an advocate for women in New York, coined the #MeToo phrase in 2006. She aimed to empower women who had endured sexual violence by letting them know that they were not alone-that other women had suffered the same experience.

In 2017, the New York Times published an article accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. Actors Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan were fearlessly vocal about Weinstein's actions, which empowered many others to share their stories.

In the meantime, actor Alyssa Milano embraced the #MeToo hashtag across her social media. She'd been unaware of the phrase's origins and how quickly it would catch on, thinking of it as a simple way to create awareness, find support, and build a community of survivors.

Sexual Harassment and Assault Statistics

The issue of sexual aggression is pervasive. Nationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment or assault, according to a 2018 study conducted by the University of California and the non-profit Stop Street Harassment.

Although the #MeToo movement has accomplished a great deal in little time, some advocates aren't as optimistic about the successes. The issue is still on the public's radar, but sexual assault continues. It's particularly insidious for people who are transgender, Native American women, college students, members of the military, and people of color. Women remain at a higher risk for sexual assault than men.

Nationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment or assault, according to a 2018 study conducted by the University of California and the non-profit Stop Street Harassment.

Harassment and assault can be devastating, often leading to substance use, suicide, psychiatric disorders such as PTSD, and other negative outcomes.

Impact of the #MeToo Movement

After Milano's tweet, Twitter users posted the hashtag almost a million times within two days, according to Twitter. The movement spilled over to Facebook, too, where about 4.7 million users shared 12 million posts in fewer than 24 hours. Years later, people continue to share their stories with the hashtag #MeToo across social media platforms.

The response was especially meaningful for people who worked with survivors of sexual assault and harassment on a daily basis, Finally, the issue they had been working tirelessly to address was gaining traction and garnering worldwide attention. The local grassroots effort Burke spearheaded had now expanded to reach a community of survivors from all walks of life.

In the wake of these disclosures, many prominent people in entertainment, sports, and politics have been exposed for sexually harassing or assaulting others.

Thus, the silence surrounding sexual harassment and assault is being broken. Many are now open to and passionate about discussing the issues. The #MeToo movement has prompted sweeping changes, such as:

Affirmed for survivors that they are not alone

Developed a stronger community where survivors have a voice

Demonstrated how widespread the issue is

Shifted social norms and opinions about the issue

Exposed belief systems that enable abuse

Increased compassion for survivors

Updated and enacted laws and policies

Created avenues for survivors to speak up and share their stories

Broke the silence surrounding sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual bullying

Destigmatized the issue and made it safe for discussions

Punished many powerful men through legal action and negative public opinion

Highlighted the need for formal antiharassment policies

Prompted several states to ban non-disclosure agreements, which help powerful people hide their actions by buying survivors' silence

Created the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund, which has provided legal representation to thousands of survivors

Resulted in new legal standards by the International Labour Organization

What's Next for #MeToo?

Although positive change continues, much work remains to be done.

For example, survivors of sexual assault and harassment still endure victim-blaming, not to mention the threat of retaliation for speaking up. People need education on how perpetrators set up situations to their advantage, sometimes groom their victims, and often get away with harassment and assault.

A prime example is actor Bill Cosby's 2021 release from prison after a Pennsylvania court threw out his conviction for sexual assault, despite ample evidence. He was among the first wave of prominent people to be tried and convicted of such crimes.

Today, the phrase #MeToo is still a sign of solidarity for victims of sexual harassment and assault. Tweets, Facebook posts, and Instagram posts featuring the hashtag #MeToo still appear daily-evidence that the #MeToo movement has created awareness and a community of support.

Still, there is so much to be addressed, from changes in federal laws to real safety for survivors who speak up. Society might never be completely rid of this scourge, but efforts continue to uncover such crimes, encourage reporting without retribution, and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Who started the #MeToo movement?

New York City women's advocate Tarana Burke first used the phrase "Me Too" in 2006. Her goal was to empower victims of sexual violence and harassment.

What effect has the #MeToo movement had on the workplace?

As awareness continues to build, many companies have enacted anti-harassment policies for their employees. Social pressure also has resulted in a cultural shift that has stigmatized sexually inappropriate behavior at work.

What year did the #MeToo movement start?

Tarana Burke, an advocate for women in New York, first used the phrase "Me Too" in 2006 to draw attention to the problem, in 2017, actor Alyssa Milano's tweet encouraging followers to use the #MeToo hashtag went viral, resulting in widespread exposure and adoption across social media.

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It has been more than a decade since Tarana Burke created the phrase #MeToo for sexual assault survivors. Learn the importance and the impact of #MeToo.

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Specialist Guillen was reported missing from Fort Hood in April 2020, and her remains were found on June 30, 2020. Her case inspired protests and led the Army to discipline more than a dozen officials.

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Comisión Nacional para Prevenir y Erradicar la Violencia Contra las Mujeres | 19 de octubre de 2016

La violencia contra las mujeres tiene su origen en la desigualdad de género, es decir, en la posición de subordinación, marginalidad y riesgo en el cual éstas se encuentran respecto de los hombres.

La muerte violenta de las mujeres por razones de género, tipificada en nuestro sistema penal como feminicidio, es la forma más extrema de violencia contra la mujer y una de las manifestaciones más graves de la discriminación hacia ellas.

En nuestro Código Penal Federal el feminicidio se encuentra tipificado en el artículo 325, el cual establece lo siguiente:

"Comete el delito de feminicidio quien prive de la vida a una mujer por razones de género. Se considera que existen razones de género cuando concurra alguna de las siguientes circunstancias:

1. La victima presente signos de violencia sexual de cualquier tipo;

2. A la víctima se le hayan infligido lesiones o mutilaciones infamantes o degradantes, previas o posteriores a la privación de la vida o actos de necrofilia;

3. Existan antecedentes o datos de cualquier tipo de violencia en el ámbito familiar, laboral o escolar, del sujeto activo en contra de la víctima;

4. Haya existido entre el activo y la victima una relación sentimental, afectiva o de confianza;

5. Existan datos que establezcan que hubo amenazas relacionadas con el hecho delictuoso, acoso o lesiones del sujeto activo en contra de la víctima;

6. La victima haya sido incomunicada, cualquiera que sea el tiempo previo a la privación de la vida;

7. El cuerpo de la víctima sea expuesto o exhibido en un lugar público."

Comúnmente los homicidios que se cometen contra las mujeres no son investigados tomando en consideración que podrían tratarse de feminicidios.Por esta razón, el Modelo de protocolo latinoamericano de investigación de las muertes violentas de mujeres por razones de género recomienda que todas las muertes violentas de mujeres que en principio parecerían haber sido causadas por motivos criminales, suicidio y accidentes, deben analizarse con perspectiva de género, para poder determinar si hubo o no razones de género en la causa de la muerte y para poder confirmar o descartar el motivo de ésta.

En este mismo tenor se encuentra la sentencia de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) relacionada con el caso de Mariana Lima Buendía, la cual establece que en el caso de muertes de mujeres se debe:

1. Identificar las conductas que causaron la muerte de la mujer;

2. Verificar la presencia o ausencia de motivos o razones de género que originan o explican la muerte violenta;

3. Preservar evidencias específicas para determinar si hubo violencia sexual;

4. Hacer las periciales pertinentes para determinar si la víctima estaba inmersa en un contexto de violencia.

Conocer estas herramientas para la investigación y actuación en los casos de feminicidio es un gran paso para la procuración de justicia.

Para más información, puedes consultar el estudio La Violencia Feminicida en México, aproximaciones y tendencias 1985-2014.

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"In 2018, 114 women were killed in Los Angeles County, the highest number since the beginning of the decade, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis. That report found that “women are less likely than men to be killed in a shooting, but more likely to be beaten, stabbed or strangled.”'

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The killing of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillén, a Mexican-American Army specialist who disappeared from Fort Hood, Texas on April 22, whose remains were found more than two months later on June 30, has spurred conversations about violence against women in the military. Hundreds of women, in what has been called the " military's #MeToo moment," have shared stories about sexual harassment and assault, illustrating a culture of violence within the ranks of the U.S. military.

Before her disappearance, Guillén told her family that she had been sexually harassed. News of her experience with sexual harassment spurred other women service members to share their own stories under the hashtag #IAmVanessaGuillen. After her remains were found, a criminal complaint released by the Department of Justice alleges that fellow soldier Aaron Robinson murdered Guillén at Fort Hood, dismembering and burying her body with the help of his girlfriend, Cecily Aguilar. On July 1, Robinson died by suicide. Aguilar has been charged with tampering with documents or proceedings and has pleaded not guilty.

As Vanessa Guillen's murder, horrific in its own right, has helped uncover a pattern of violence within the military, it also reveals a larger global epidemic of violence against cis and transgender women. Femicide, generally understood to mean the murder of women for being women, a term often applied abroad, is a global issue that significantly impacts Black, Indigenous, poor, and migrant women. It's oftentimes thought of as violence relegated to peripheries, border cities like Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, or endemic to regions like Latin America or Africa. The truth is that femicide is an ever-present and growing crisis in the United States.

There are various types of femicide, and it can be hard to collect data on these killings because some countries don't collect information that could categorize them as so, according to the World Health Organization. Compounding that difficulty is that various places define the word differently - for some, femicide means the killing of women because they are a woman, while for others it's any murder of a woman. Some countries, like Mexico, have passed laws against femicide, giving a legal meaning to the term: the murder of a woman can be classified as a femicide if her killing was motivated by gender. The U.S. hasn't adopted a standardized definition for the term but the federal government tracks domestic violence killings. The Violence Against Women Act passed in 1994 recognizes domestic violence as a national crime.

While there's no consensus on what qualifies as femicide, this kind of violence has been on the rise globally. In Latin America, El Salvador and Honduras are consistently among the countries with the highest femicide rates globally, while Mexico saw a 145% jump in femicide cases between 2015 and 2019. Last year, South Africa declared femicide a national crisis when nearly 3,000 women were murdered between 2018 and 2019.

These numbers are shocking, but often ignored are the rising rates of femicide in the United States.

In 2018, 114 women were killed in Los Angeles County, the highest number since the beginning of the decade, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis. That report found that "women are less likely than men to be killed in a shooting, but more likely to be beaten, stabbed or strangled."

The number of women killed in the U.S. has been steadily rising since 2014, according to the most recently available data from Violence Policy Center, and 1,948 women were killed by men in 2017. Women under 29 and women of color, including trans women, are disproportionately murdered-Black and Native American women experienced the highest rates of homicide between 2003 and 2014, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disappearance of Native American women is a critical problem-nearly 5,600 were reported missing last year, according to the FBI's National Crime Information Center and this is violence that has persisted over centuries and permeates communities. And, so far in 2019, at least 26 transgender or gender non-conforming people were killed in this country.

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Femicide Is a Growing Issue in the United States

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The killing of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillén, a Mexican-American Army specialist who disappeared from Fort Hood, Texas on April 22, whose remains were found more than two months later on June 30, has spurred conversations about violence against women in the military.

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Gabby Petito case: FBI closes homicide investigation as it reveals Brian Laundrie’s notebook confession

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The FBI announced Friday that it is closing its investigation into the homicide of Gabby Petito and the subsequent suicide of her former fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who was previously named a person of interest in her murder.

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Es importante cambiar el discurso ante las agresiones que se viven en razón de género, pues estas narrativas no permiten visibilizar la violencia estructural

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Mientras los medios y en las redes se debaten si era por como iba vestida, si iba sola o era muy noche... Se siguen sumando nombres, necesitamos redirigir la atención a lo que es realmente importante: frenar la violencia.

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N.J. women's prison was in chaos. The shocking takeaways from damning Edna Mahan report.

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In March 2007, forty women were abducted.

The New Jersey Department of Corrections is made up of thirteen centers, facilities and prisons. The Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, EMCF or EMCFW, is the only women's prison in the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey State Prison, NJSP, is a men's maximum-security prison.

These two prisons are night-and-day different. EMCFW has programs for survivors of domestic violence, parenting skills programs, and family unity programs, which include greater opportunity for family visits and contacts. EMCFW offers free phone calls to family members. A phone call from NJSP costs $25. Before March 2007, the difference between the two prisons was clear and stark. And then night and day were one:

" In March 2007, approximately forty women, the majority of whom were classified as medium-security prisoners, had excellent disciplinary records, and/or held paraprofessional job assignments for months or years while at EMCF, were abruptly transferred to a maximum-security housing unit in NJSP. No notices, hearings, or other procedures preceded these transfers. ...

"The mass transfers of women occurred on two separate occasions. On each occasion, women held at EMCF were locked in their cells without explanation. A convoy of trucks arrived and guards in full riot gear carrying batons, mace, and other weapons descended on the women's quarters and took women from their rooms. Each woman was taken to a separate room and stripped naked while guards, including male guards, observed her and filmed her with a video camera. When the strip searches were complete, the women were handcuffed and shackled, then loaded onto a bus and taken to NJSP.

"During these chaotic and terrifying transfers, women panicked in their cells and wept hysterically. Because many of the women held at EMCF have experienced sexual and physical abuse by men prior to and in some cases during their incarceration, they were extremely frightened by the procedures employed during the transfers and the prospect of transfer to a men's prison. Nursing and psychiatric staff had to be called to attend to the panic-stricken women, and many women were medicated or received increased dosages of medication. NJDOC has informed the women that their placement in NJSP is permanent."

The conditions in the New Jersey State Prison were bad for men, and worse for women. The women were confined to their housing units and prohibited from moving about the prison. Their cell windows were painted over, leaving them in perpetual semi-darkness.

The women were denied psychiatric counseling and medication in their unit. If they requested psychiatric care, they were threatened with, and sometimes sent to, "Unit 1GG", a "stabilization unit" famous for its degree of filth, danger and degradation. Women were denied access to adequate medical care. Medical examinations, such as they were, were conducted in the open area of the housing unit, in the presence of guards, including male guards.

Women were denied legal access, especially access to the prison's library. Women were denied access to educational programs. They couldn't get decent work, couldn't exercise, and couldn't take care of their personal hygiene. And throughout, women were denied any privacy.

The women found themselves in practical lockdown and almost complete isolation.

Why? What had these women done to deserve this? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Forty women were treated, dragged about, as forty sacks of nothing.

Kathleen Jones, Sylvia Flynn, Helen Ewell and Lakesha Jones had been model prisoners. Through the ACLU, these four women sued the State "on behalf of themselves and all individuals similarly situated." They charged the State with "violations of their due process and equal protection rights, their right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, and their right to privacy." They protested the "restrictive, inhumane, and physically and psychologically damaging conditions". Finally they noted, "The Department's ill-considered measure is also symptomatic of its general failure to plan for the women in its custody."

In the first week of September 2008, nine months later, the forty women were returned to the not great conditions of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. Then, for another year and a half, the women fought to make the State accountable for its actions. Last week, the women won. It was a victory " for civil rights, justice and common sense."

What happened in New Jersey? The State now says EMCFW was overcrowded, and so it moved 40 women. What system of reason moves 40 women model prisoners into an all male supermax holding 1800 some prisoners? There were other prisons in the state, and there were other options. Model women prisoners could have been given early release. No one sought an alternative, because women prisoners counted for and as nothing.

There was no mass transfer in March of 2007. There was abduction. In the middle of the night, groups of men, armed to the teeth, faces covered, rounded up forty unarmed women. The women were stripped naked, prodded, shackled, and carted off to parts unknown, where they were then abused. What is that called? Call it terrorism.

(Photo Credit: Jerry McCrea/ Star-Ledger) (Photo Credit: ACLU)

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ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) - Orlando police released a body camera video of former NFL player Zac Stacy being arrested Monday, showing him tell officers his ex-girlfriend "staged" the video that appears to show him assaulting her..

"The whole thing was staged," he said. "All she was trying to do was get money out of me. She got a reaction out of me. She knew I was down. She knew I was going through anxiety and depression. She knew I was going close this gap between me and my son."

He added that she is just "bitter" because he does not want to be with her.

"It's unfortunate because I just got rehab for anxiety depression over eight months ago," he said. "I dropped everything to come down and support the mother of my child in her last trimester and the baby, and I let her know I wasn't trying to be with her or nothing like that. Just a case of bitterness, man. That's why she did this. The whole assault thing, she staged it. She set me up."

He also claimed he wasn't running, but instead he had to leave Florida because it "wasn't safe for him mentally." Stacy claimed he didn't know about the warrant for his arrest.

Orlando police arrested Stacy after he was accused of beating his ex-girlfriend, Kristin Evans, in Oakland. He was on the run for a week before he was taken into custody.

Evans was seen in a graphic video that's gone viral. In it, she is thrown into a TV and slammed to the ground while her baby is in the room.

Following his arrest, a judge ordered Stacy to have no contact with the victim, turn in his passport and surrender any firearms. Stacy's bond was set at $10,150 and he has since been released.

He is charged with aggravated battery and criminal mischief.

Evans testified against Stacy during one of his court appearances.

"I am afraid for my safety and for my children's safety," Evans said. "My injuries from this incident are serious and likely permanent from what I've been told."

Evans told the judge she fears for her life.

"It was absolute hell and I know women have gone through worse. To feel what I felt, I can't imagine for it to be worse," she said.
People who are in domestic violence situations can call Harbor House's 24-hour hotline at 407-886-2856. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is also available at 800-799-7233.

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Zac Stacy tells officers ex-girlfriend 'staged' on-camera assault that sparked outrage

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ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) - Orlando police released a body camera video of former NFL player Zac Stacy being arrested Monday, showing him tell officers his ex-girlfriend "staged" the video that appears to show him assaulting her.. "The whole thing was staged," he said. "All she was trying to do was get money out of me.

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Police officers found a grisly scene outside a Brooklyn pawnshop early Thursday after a 911 caller discovered a woman's dismembered torso that had been stuffed into a shopping cart.

The unidentified body had been placed in a large bag that was inside the shopping cart, the police said. It was found in a mostly industrial section of East New York, Brooklyn, near Broadway Junction, where roadways and elevated subway lines crisscross storefronts and warehouses near a parkway entrance.

The police released few details, other than to say that the investigation was ongoing and that the medical examiner would determine the cause of death.

Yellow police tape surrounded the pawnshop - its steel shutters down - at the northwest corner of Pennsylvania and Atlantic Avenues on Thursday, with detectives and uniformed officers milling inside the cordon, denying shoppers entry to a small construction supply store on Atlantic Avenue that was also behind the tape.

"I understand there was a horrible incident," said the construction store's owner, Sung Hong, as he stepped outside to survey the scene.

Mr. Hong, 64, said an employee had called at around 7 a.m. to say police wouldn't let him open the store. He said he arrived at the store an hour later from his home on Long Island, and it took another half-hour of pleading with officers to be allowed inside.

A native of South Korea who has lived in New York for 36 years and has operated what he called "a mom-and-pop store" for five, Mr. Hong said the news added to his anxieties about crime in New York, which he said were already heightened by a string of violent attacks against people of Asian backgrounds like himself.

"It's getting worse and worse," he said, musing aloud that the Covid pandemic was contributing to an increase in violent crime. "I don't know what's going on. It's like people have become crazy."

Police had also taped off two more areas of sidewalk along Pennsylvania Avenue, one north of the intersection and one south, but by late morning only the intersection near the pawnshop remained off limits.

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Woman's Dismembered Body Is Found in Shopping Cart in Brooklyn

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Police officers found a grisly scene outside a Brooklyn pawnshop early Thursday after a 911 caller discovered a woman's dismembered torso that had been stuffed into a shopping cart. The unidentified body had been placed in a large bag that was inside the shopping cart, the police said.

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A woman walking to work for her early morning shift Sunday was fatally stabbed in the back less than a mile from her Brooklyn home - an ambush her anguished family believes was the heinous work of a man who'd been stalking her.

Dorothy Clarke-Rozier, 50, was cutting through a parking lot on Albany Ave. near Glenwood Rd. in East Flatbush about 5:50 a.m. to get her job at a nearby Pathmark store when she was attacked, police said.

Initially, the woman believed she was struck in the back with a stick, according to radio transmissions.

Clarke-Rozier stumbled over to her manager at the nearby Pathmark and said, "They assault me, they assault me with a slow voice and she said, 'I'm hot I'm hot, I'm hot' and then they called the ambulance," her sister, Myrtle Clarke, 55, told the Daily News.

The woman, who picked up the extra shift after a coworker called out sick, collapsed on the pavement.

"She wasn't bleeding out but they saw this big knife in her back," Clarke said.

Medics rushed Clarke-Rozier to Kings County Hospital, but she could not be saved.

Her sister, who works at Brookdale Hospital, received a call from a doctor at Kings County.

"I said, 'Yes, that's my sister' and he said, 'Well I have some bad news,'" Clarke said. "I was destroyed, I was numb, I was in tears. I was like, 'Are you sure it was Dorothy Clarke? And the doctor said, 'Yes.'"

According to Clark, her sister had struck up a friendship with a man a few months ago, but the relationship turned volatile and controlling.

"She said one day she was coming from work, she took her bag and was walking and the guy jumped out at her and said, 'I thought you were going with a different man,'" Clarke said.

The man also began showing up at Clarke-Rozier's work unannounced and sending her aggressive text messages, the sister recounted.

Though Clarke-Rozier didn't contact the police, her family believes the man had something to do with her death, her sister said.

"Somebody want her dead because they didn't rob her," Clarke said. "She had money in her bag, the police said, and her phone and her jewelry."

Clarke-Rozier moved to the city from Montego Bay, Jamaica, after meeting her husband at a wedding in the states in 2019, the sister said. Though still married, Clarke-Rozier's husband lives in Philadelphia. She had a son who still lives in Jamaica.

Cops have made no arrests in the killing.

"I can't imagine someone so wicked," Clarke said of her sister's assailant.

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R. Kelly asked for a new trial and to be acquitted late Thursday, trashing his old lawyer as incompetent. In a motion for a new trial filed in federal court in Brooklyn, Kelly's new attorney Jennifer Bonjean, who argued Bill Cosby's successful appeal, wrote that his previous legal team "fell apart mere weeks before the commencement of trial." The disgraced R&B singer claims he had ineffective assistance from his old counsel, who were "unable to effectively represent" him. For example, during opening statements, Kelly's former lawyer asked the jury to "find my client guilty... I mean not guilty." Bonjean wrote in another motion challenging Kelly's racketeering conviction that federal prosecutors had been inflamed by #MeToo: "Invigorated by an influential social movement determined to punish centuries of male misbehavior through symbolic prosecutions, the government brought a RICO prosecution against the Defendant that was 'absurdly remote' from the drafters' intent." Prosecutors must respond by March 10.

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Los hombres en general posean un poder sobre las mujeres debido a que son vistos como "provedores". Con este titulo, los hombres se defienden ala suposicion que la mujer es de su "propiedad." Mas que nada, los hombres con dinero, fama y en posiciones de autoridad. Con tan solo una queja del hombre, la autoridad le da una excusa por sus acciones y la mujer es vista culpable por lo que le paso porque: es debil, su forma de vestir, estaba sola, "dijo que no, pero significa que si."

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In the wake of #MeToo, the hashtag #HowIWillChange asked men to come forward on Twitter to discuss ways in which they would change their own behavior to prevent sexual violence and mitigate harm for victims.

"#HowIWillChange: Acknowledge that if all women I know have been sexually harassed, abused or assaulted, then I know perpetrators. Or am one," tweeted Australian journalist Benjamin Law, who started the hashtag since used by thousands of other Twitter users.

But how helpful has the hashtag actually been? According to a new study by School of Public Health researchers, Twitter users have proposed many potentially effective sexual violence prevention strategies, although there are also gaps in the strategies being discussed, and even some misinformation and myths being perpetuated.

The study was published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

"Right now, this is how people are engaging in sexual violence prevention, through these online movements," says lead author Alyssa Harlow, a doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology. "We can learn a lot by analyzing how people interact with these hashtags. It can be very revealing, and can help us see where there may be opportunities for more targeted interventions."

Harlow and her colleagues used a sample of 1 percent of all tweets with the hashtag #HowIWillChange, then eliminated all retweets, non-English language tweets, spam tweets, and tweets that included pictures, video, or links to news articles. They also eliminated tweets that did not mention specific actions. They then analyzed the remaining 1,493 tweets.

They found that 52.7 percent of the tweets discussed proactive prevention strategies, including teaching children about respect and relationships, changing language related to sexual violence, and introspection and self-accountability. The researchers noted that tweets about teaching children proposed distinct lessons for boys and girls, usually framing boys as needing lessons on their own behavior, while framing girls as needing lessons on self-worth and how to stand up for or defend themselves-but not on consent, even though sexual violence prevention experts consider consent to be something children of all genders should be taught, the authors wrote.

The researchers also found that 34.2 percent of the tweets discussed reactive prevention strategies, including challenging jokes or misogynic and sexist statements, reporting sexual violence perpetrators, and mitigating harm after an assault. The tweets about challenging jokes and statements were often specific and actionable, with men stressing the importance of doing so despite potential awkwardness or even needing to confront a superior at work. Many tweets proposed concrete steps, including reporting perpetrators and expressing belief in victims and helping them access specific resources. Some Twitter users proposed directly confronting perpetrators rather than cutting them out of their lives, and one Twitter user suggested that those who have committed harassment in the past should use their own experiences to educate other perpetrators.

However, while many Twitter users discussed confronting peers about harassment, most scenarios involving assault and rape were vaguer, suggesting that these Twitter users did not believe their peers engage in this behavior or realize that most sexual assault and rape is committed by acquaintances and partners of victims, the authors wrote. "Our results suggest that although well meaning, the Twitter discourse generated by #HowIWillChange may perpetuate this 'stranger rape' fallacy."

The researchers also found that 22.4 percent of the tweets expressed negative sentiments about the hashtag, including denying responsibility, expressing doubt or blame toward victims, and claiming that rape culture is a myth.

"As sexual violence continues to gain more attention in the media and on social media, we may see more public pushback against sexual violence prevention," Harlow says. "It's frustrating, but it's important to understand if we want to make change and develop effective public health programs."

The authors concluded that sexual violence experts should take advantage of current heightened social media attention and use hashtags such as #HowIWillChange to inform their work and to disseminate information.

The study was co-authored by doctoral students Sydney Willis and Meghan Smith, and by Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences.

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In the wake of #MeToo, the hashtag #HowIWillChange asked men to come forward on Twitter to discuss ways in which they would change their own behavior to prevent sexual violence and mitigate harm for victims. "#HowIWillChange: Acknowledge that if all women I know have been sexually harassed, abused or assaulted, then I know perpetrators.

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We are familiar with numerous memes on the internet that use the degradation of women for humour. Contrary to popular belief, such memes are not just " innocent jokes " as they have damaging consequences. These memes spread misogyny and sexist ideologiesunder the veil of benign amusement.

Memes reinforcing gender stereotypes, objectification of women, and anti-feminism are always just a scroll away. They encourage casual sexism and promote tolerance towards such attitudes by making it seem less offensive. For decades, sexist jokes have been a part of patriarchal cultures. Sexist ideas about women's inferiority are at the root of such humour. With the advent of the internet and the ever-increasing popularity of " memes ", sexist comedy has found a huge opportunity for expression.

Such memes aim to create a misconception about feminists and portray them as hypocrites. These memes convey the idea that women strive for equality while refusing to leave the privileges they enjoy only because of their gender identity. Numerous memes also have content that constructs and mocks certain blanket female identities such as '' the Blonde'', '' the terrible wife'' or " the crazy girlfriend ". The global propagation of such memes, with unrestricted access to almost all internet users, has the potential to incite misogyny among people. They implicitly influence men to express antagonistic attitudes in their behavior towards women, and this also adds to the incidence of gender based violence

We know that memes are only effective if they resonate with a notion already existent in the user's head, which explains why sexist memes are so popular. We can infer the mainstream view on gender equality in society from trending memes since extremely popular internet content is a direct mirror of the society.

We have all seen popular memes explicitly exhibiting gender-related prejudices on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and so on. They eventually produce and strengthen gender stereotypes among the masses. Such sexist joking promotes unjustified, exaggerated generalisations that paint an unrealistically poor picture of women. They also widen the difference between the dominant and suppressed genders and encourage gender-related prejudice and biases.

A wide number of memes target women focusing on their appearance and intellectual capabilities. They manifest dominance, male chauvinism, and the belief that men are superior in terms of ability and intelligence. This often leads to sexual objectification of women where women are reduced to their mere physical attributes. Exposure to such content eradicates any possibility of positive body-image and self-respect in women.

A popular pattern that we can see in memes is the depiction of women as opportunists who use the idea of gender equality at their ownconvenience. These memes indicate that women are manipulators who use feminist concepts according to their own changing suitability. This is a clear attempt to trivialise the importance of gender- equality and feminism.

Also read: Microaggressions As Memes: A Digitised World Of Misogyny

Such memes aim to create a misconception about feminists and portray them as hypocrites. These memes convey the idea that women strive for equality while refusing to leave the privileges they enjoy only because of their gender identity. Numerous memes also have content that constructs and mocks certain blanket female identities such as '' the Blonde'', '' the terrible wife'' or " the crazy girlfriend ".

Since adolescence is a time of identity formation, these memes act as a pervasive and influential socialisng agent, instilling ethics and values in young internet users in accordance with problematic cultural prejudice, stereotypes, and gender discrimination. Those who refuse to acceptthat memes represent sexist ideologies diminish the seriousness of the situation by trivialising it as " just a meme". We must collectively resist sexist humor in popular culture, and call out its role in legitimising gender bias in the society under the pretext of harmless entertainment

The global propagation of such memes, with unrestricted access to almost all internet users, has the potential to incite misogyny among people. They implicitly influence men to express antagonistic attitudes in their behavior towards women, and this also adds to the incidence of gender based violence.

American author, computer programmer and speaker Richard Brodie opines, " The most interesting thing about memes is not whether they are true or false, it is that they are the building blocks of your mind." There is no doubt that memes are " contagious". Our negligence to address sexist memes and misogynistic humour has made this kind of expression one of the most " acceptable " forms of sexism.

This tolerance of sexist beliefs allows people to freely express sexism without the fear of retaliation. This further leads to the internalisation of casual sexism, where sexism is so normalised that it becomes embedded into our subconscious. Therefore, unchecked misogyny in memes threaten the very notion of gender equality.

Memes act as a medium for transmitting cultural ideas and practices from one mind to another. Adolescentsare the most affected in this regard, as they spend a large amount of time each day on the internet, are more impressionable and are frequently exposed to sexist humor.

Since adolescence is a time of identity formation, these memes act as a pervasive and influential socialisng agent, instilling ethics and values in young internet users in accordance with problematic cultural prejudice, stereotypes, and gender discrimination. Those who refuse to acceptthat memes represent sexist ideologies diminish the seriousness of the situation by trivialising it as " just a meme". We must collectively resist sexist humor in popular culture, and call out its role in legitimising gender bias in the society under the pretext of harmless entertainment.

Also read: Feminist Memes - Subverting Patriarchy With Humour!

Shawrina is currently doing her honors in English Language and Literature at the East Delta University. She is just dipping her toes into the vast ocean of writing. She is always on the lookout for inspiration from the simple things in life. Her research interests involve anything that makes her wonder about the world around and within her

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Estas tres migrantes que se sienten como la protagonista de 'Roma' luchan contra los abusos de sus patrones en Estados Unidos, que les pagan un raquítico sueldo y ninguna prestación laboral. La aclamada película, nominada en diez categorías de los premios Oscar, se ha vuelto la bandera de una campaña nacional que busca mejores condiciones para estas humildes mujeres, varias indocumentadas.

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Las trabajadoras domésticas Mireya González (izquierda), Patricia Salazar (centro) y Diana López. Crédito: Isaias Alvarado

LOS ÁNGELES, California.- Diana López no guarda un solo recuerdo amable de los siete años que pasó limpiando las mansiones y el hotel de una familia millonaria en el sur de California. Asegura que la forzaban a trapear los pisos de rodillas, que le pagaban una miseria, que la revisaban antes de irse para verificar que no les robara y que ni en los días lluviosos la dejaron comer dentro de la casa.

"La señora abusaba mucho cuando uno no hacía bien las cosas. Decía: 'Ustedes, los mexicanos, son basura'", cuenta López, una mexicana que sigue llorando al recordar tantas vejaciones. "Le di todo a mis patrones para que después me dijeran: 'tú no me sirves, ya no eres nada'", lamenta.

Las trabajadoras del hogar, niñeras y cuidadores de personas, oficios que ejercen más de dos millones de personas en EEUU, principalmente migrantes, han ganado notoriedad gracias a 'Roma', la aclamada película del director mexicano Alfonso Cuarón. Su proyecto cinematográfico más personal tiene diez nominaciones al Oscar y los críticos creen que puede llevarse varias estatuillas este domingo.

El filme es un retrato íntimo sobre Cleo, la empleada doméstica en la casa de una familia de clase media en la colonia Roma, en la capital mexicana. Esa indígena es interpretada magistralmente por la oaxaqueña Yalitza Aparicio, quien compite en la terna de mejor actriz.

Roma, la película de Alfonso Cuarón que revela los estragos de las trabajadoras domésticas y la vida en 1970

"A veces el trato no es muy justo"

El personaje de Cleo en 'Roma' muestra los contrastes de este empleo: ella pasa en un instante de los apapachos de los niños que ayuda a criar, a su labor sin descanso en la casa donde trabaja y vive. En ese hogar, que representa al del propio Cuarón en su infancia, ella es la primera en despertar y la última en dormirse.

Ella relata que hasta 2013, cuando se acercó a una organización que le dijo cuáles son sus derechos, supo que ser indocumentada no le impide exigir un pago justo. Ahora lo pone a prueba cada vez que quieren verle la cara. "De ahí para acá me defiendo", asegura con una sonrisa.

Esta mujer se volvió activista y ha ido varias veces a Sacramento, donde está la sede del gobierno estatal, para exigir un mejor trato para ella y sus compañeras.

Su esfuerzo no ha sido en vano. California es uno de los ocho estados que han promulgado leyes que protegen a este sector laboral, como la que exige el pago de horas extras cuando trabajan más de 45 horas, una norma que entró en vigor en 2014 subrayando que todo lo que estas mujeres hacen "no se ha respetado en el pasado".

En la miseria y explotadas

Entre la gama de oficios que realizan los indocumentados, uno de los peor pagados es el que ejercen las empleadas domésticas. Su ingreso anual promedio es de apenas 10,210 dólares y el 64% de ellas vive literalmente en la miseria, estando hasta dos veces por debajo del nivel de pobreza, de acuerdo con un detallado estudio sobre ese gremio que publicó en 2013 el Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

Así lo detalla el reporte de EPI: el 96.8% de los trabajadores del hogar es mujer; el 54.3% es hispano; el 37.9% estudió menos del último año de la preparatoria; el 55% tiene entre 23 y 49 años; y el 47% es residente legal o indocumentado (el análisis lo identifica como 'no naturalizado').

La mayoría trabaja en California (23% del total), Texas (12%), Nueva York (9.9%) y Florida (9.6%).

La Alianza Nacional de las Trabajadoras del Hogar (NDWA), con 125,000 miembros en varias ciudades, vela por estas mujeres desde hace 12 años. Alfonso Cuarón se acercó a esta organización antes de que 'Roma' estuviera en boca de todos y de que su protagonista alcanzara los cuernos de la Luna. Juntos relanzaron una campaña nacional que aboga por mejores condiciones laborales.

"Acompáñenme a garantizar que más dos millones de empleadas domésticas en Estados Unidos ganen respecto, dignidad y la oportunidad económica que ellas y sus familias merecen", pide Cuarón en un video publicado en YouTube pocos días antes de la ceremonia de los Oscar.

El galardonado cineasta, quien basó su filme en la vida de su nana Libo, también hizo un llamado a los patrones para que se registren en una plataforma digital diseñada para depositar dinero en un fondo del cual las mujeres que asean sus casas puedan disponer cuando están enfermas, de vacaciones y se hayan retirado. Ellas creen que este recurso es incluso mejor que aumentarles el sueldo.

Con ese objetivo, 'Roma' ha sido proyectada en eventos comunitarios en varias municipalidades ante unas 1,000 empleadas del hogar, volviéndose -al final- en un tema de debate. Este domingo, a la par de la ceremonia de los Oscar, habrá una gala en Los Ángeles en la cual las invitadas de honor serán unas 40 trabajadoras domésticas de Nueva York, Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle y de esta ciudad.

Una ley pendiente desde 1960

Ramírez cuenta que una ley similar se acaricia desde hace más de 50 años, cuando la empleada doméstica afroamericana Dorothy Lee Bolden abogó por su gremio durante el movimiento de los derechos civiles de la década de 1960. Por eso, la urgencia de aprobar un acta de derechos.

"Pasa muy seguido que no les quieren pagar, que las acosan sexualmente y si se lastiman en el trabajo no hay ayuda para ellas. Y no se quejan por temor a que haya represalias contra ellas", describe.

A decir de Ramírez, 'Roma' ha puesto los reflectores sobre este oficio cuando más se necesita.

"Antes de la película casi nadie era consciente de las trabajadoras del hogar, quienes no solo limpian las casas, sino que brindan todo este apoyo emocional a las familias", reflexionó.

El miedo a las deportaciones

Mireya González ha conversado con varias trabajadoras del hogar en California sobre las similitudes y diferencias entre "las Cleo de allá y las de acá". La conclusión es que el filme de Cuarón toca los retos del gremio al otro lado de la frontera, que no son los mismos que enfrentan las que están en EEUU.

Aquí, explica, varias aguantan los abusos por miedo a que las denuncien a la Oficina de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE), cuyas políticas se han endurecido durante el gobierno de Trump, y las deporten.

Heidi Shierholz, la autora del estudio del Economic Policy Institute sobre este sector, concluye que además de establecer normas que protejan a estas mujeres, es necesario ofrecerles "una reforma migratoria integral" que eleve sus salarios y condiciones laborales.

Si ellas tienen documentos serán "menos vulnerables a la explotación", cita en sus conclusiones.

Hace nueve años, en medio de un largo período sin empleo formal, Mireya comenzó a limpiar casas en Inland Empire, la zona desértica al este de Los Ángeles. Pasó seis meses complicados y tocó fondo el día en que lavó sin guantes un sanitario que tenía excremento seco hasta en las paredes.

El secreto que guardó Yalitza Aparicio tras filmar 'Roma'

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"Los patrones siguen abusando": el personaje de 'Cleo' inspira a las empleadas domésticas hispanas en EEUU

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Estas tres migrantes que se sienten como la protagonista de 'Roma' luchan contra los abusos de sus patrones en Estados Unidos, que les pagan un raquítico sueldo y ninguna prestación laboral. La aclamada película, nominada en diez categorías de los premios Oscar, se ha vuelto la bandera de una campaña nacional que busca mejores condiciones para estas humildes mujeres, varias indocumentadas.

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Las redes sociales son una herramienta poderosa que les da voz a las personas de todo el mundo... incluso a aquellos que deberían guardar silencio. A veces, en las redes sociales, temas serios como la violencia de género se convierten en bromas y memes. Esto insensibiliza a las personas ante la verdadera gravedad del problema.

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