SOC219H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tarana Burke, Me Too Movement
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1/3 and 1/6 women and men have experienced sexual violence. Looks at consent, it"s a huge part of the conversation. It talks about how institutions fail to protect individuals and blames the victim. Women are often seen and are actually more vulnerable to sexual violence i. e. look around for people when going to cars. 64% of men agree that metoo is empowering females. 70% of females: why is #metoo significant, there"s a power in numbers, changes the notion that it"s not a private, isolated matter but at a more global level. That is a debate in many place, some places don"t call it rape, some say it is. Gender, crime and justice is very related to sexual violence. It has a lot to do with carceral governance, when is accusations taken seriously, is incarceration the best method of intervention, . Bystander intervention: often people will not intervene, as they assume someone else will intervene.
