Vivien Leigh at 110: How she survived Hollywood before #MeToo: Vivien Leigh’s achievements in cinema were extraordinary. Known for her glamour and beauty, the actress rose from a bit-part player to become one of the most famous women in Hollywood, playing Scarlet O’Hara in Gone with the Wind in 1939. And November 5 marks the …
Surgery is facing its #MeToo moment – here’s what needs to be done now: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock As the NHS seeks to heal and care, it now faces a challenge of introspection, driven by alarming revelations. Research released this week has shone a harsh light on the widespread issue of sexual misconduct within the surgical profession, …
World Cup kiss: feminist progress is always met with backlash, but Spain’s #MeToo moment shows things are changing: Winning the women’s World Cup was a significant moment for Spanish football. Spain is now one of only two teams who are world champions in both the male and female competitions (Germany is the other). This momentous …
China: #MeToo, inequality, harassment and sexual politics in the workplace: The recent collapse of a high-profile sexual harassment case brought against a well-known television host has reignited debate in China over workplace gender roles and reinvigorated the country’s #MeToo movement. Zhou Xiaoxuan, 27, says she was an intern at Chinese state-owned media company CCTV when …
Adaptive Design Workshop: creating culture change in the age of #metoo – a Culture interest event taking place on 2019-02-27 08:00:00 in United States In the age of #metoo and implicit bias, our organizational cultures as we have known them are being challenged in a way that demand change. When we come together as Jewish …
Music hasn’t had a defining #MeToo moment … yet: Righting wrongs. GrandeDuc/Shutterstock It’s now ten months since the #MeToo wave broke over Hollywood, with Harvey Weinstein at its centre. Similar revelations have shaken comedy – with Bill Cosby the most notable example – and sexism in the political realm has also been in the spotlight, …