Leading feminists on why Times Up and #MeToo mean there's no going back

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Rebecca Solnit, Nadifa Mohamed and others on a transformative moment for women and gender equality

Alexandra Topping
Thu 8 Mar 2018

Demands for an end to violence against women, equality in the workplace and more diverse representation in positions of power are nothing new on International Women’s Day – the cry for change is as regular as the day itself. But this year, feminists argue, could be different: people may just be listening.

Since sexual harassment scandals tore through Hollywood last October, the repercussions keep on coming. In multiple workplaces, across unrelated fields, we are starting to see what change might look like.

At the start of the year 300 Hollywood employees, including many high-profile stars, launched the Time’s Up legal fund to support women fighting sexual misconduct; in less than a month, all UK companies with more than 250 employees will have to report their gender pay gaps; across the globe women are confronting repressive laws and speaking up at home and at work.

We asked leading feminist thinkers if they were hopeful this International Women’s Day – and what change they wanted to see.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/08/sexist-agendas-finally-exposed-international-womens-day

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1. Happy International Women's Day!!!!

Wear RED to show support if you can't go on a one day strike, or boycott (do not spend any money to show that our spending dollar has a voice).
In honor of International Women’s Day (IWD) this Thursday, March 8, help raise awareness for gender pairity by joining the #PressForProgress Thunderclap. To join, all you need to do is post a one-time message to your social media account(s) at 1pm GMT on Thursday. Here's an example of what you can say (make sure to use the hashtags!):
It's #InternationalWomensDay so let's #PressforProgress
to accelerate #genderparity
http://bit.ly/PressforProgress #IWD2018
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Activity/11691/Thunderclap-your-support-to-PressforProgress

Here are some other events and activities that you can participate in. RESIST!
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/PressforProgress
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