www.usatoday.com: A year into the #MeToo movement, I am both impressed and surprised by the progress our country has made in recognizing sexual harassment and assault for what they are: crimes. The past 12 months have shifted this conversation 180 degrees in terms of visibility and the recognition that abuse is everywhere.
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The importance of the articles opening text is very important. "#MeToo has changed our culture for the better. But lasting change requires a new legal framework to punish harassment, not just social media activism." This really drives home the importance of making sure the MeToo moment is an actual movement that has lasting and impactful effects. The crux though of the article sums up this issue with the following statements by Gretchen Carlson: "The #MeToo movement is still missing a cohesive platform of policies and laws to fix the bigger problem — the fact that, in corporate America and elsewhere, sexual harassment is still rampant and there are few avenues of meaningful recourse available to victims. If #MeToo takes down a few powerful perpetrators without helping the vast majority of everyday working women, it will be a failure. Creating lasting change is the crucial next step." If we can't make a difference for regular people without a celebrity platform, we are not heading the correct direction. Policies and laws are vital to stemming the tide of harassment and abuse, and holding people accountable in a legal and real way is crucial. Lasting legal change is the only way we won't find ourselves still fighting this stuff for the next twenty years.
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