#MeToo activists deface WWII veteran’s statue following his death
With the recent #MeToo campaign, taking over the news today, it’s not surprising that some activists chose to deface Mendonsa’s statue, last February 17.
WATCH: Three must-watch TED talks by women in support of the #MeToo movement
The year 2017 saw the rise of the #MeToo movement, an international online movement against sexual harassment and assault especially in the workplace. While it gained traction from the media coverage of the sexual assault and harassment allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, the movement continues six months into 2018 with many women standing up […]
15 books every feminist needs to read
These are great times to be a woman. Yes, we still hear stories of harassment and discrimination almost every other day, but we’re hearing something else: stories of women standing up for one another and demanding accountability. We heard about the #MeToo movement around the world, Times’s Up in Hollywood, and of countries like Iceland […]
Keira Knightley explains why she prefers to do historical films over modern day pieces
Keira Knightley is a multi-awarded actress who has starred in films like Pride and Prejudice, Anna Karenina, Atonement—movies that take place in a historical past rather than in the present. In an interview with Variety for yet another historical film she is set to headline, Keira explained that she really does prefer to do historical pieces […]
Women in Hollywood launch ‘Time’s Up!’ campaign to fight sexual harassment
More than 300 women in Hollywood—actresses, writers, and directors—have launched a campaign called “Time’s Up!” to combat sexual harassment in the film industry and in the workplace. The initiative was announced in a full-page advertorial printed in the New York Times. The campaign came after the many sexual allegations against men in Hollywood like Harvey […]