Emma Crook
on June 16 2024 at 05:12 AM public
#MeToo men want to be forgiven, but what of the careers of their casualties?

Yes, they did something wrong. But the punishment is out of proportion. They have apologised, they have promised to change. Isn’t it time we forgave some of the men brought down by #MeToo?

It’s an important question – one that anyone interested in justice should ask. Lately, the rate of asking has picked up pace. In an interview with Piers Morgan last week, Kevin Spacey sobbed at the treatment he had suffered, even as...  more
#MeToo men want to be forgiven, but what of the careers of their casualties? | Martha Gill | The Guardian
Kevin Spacey weeps over lost jobs, but victims of sexual harassment were once routinely cancelled
Emma Crook
on June 14 2024 at 06:52 AM public
Chinese #MeToo journalist jailed for five years

A prominent female #MeToo activist in China has been handed a five-year jail sentence for "subversion against the state".

Sophia Huang Xueqin was convicted and sentenced on Friday, nearly 10 months after she went on trial.
Labour activist Wang Jianbing, who stood trial with Ms Huang, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

Ms Huang, 36, had been one of the most prominent voices in China's #MeToo space, reporting ground-breaking s...  more
Huang Xueqin: Chinese #MeToo journalist jailed for five years
Sophia Huang Xueqin had been one of the main #MeToo voices in China when she was arrested in 2021.
Emma Crook shared a new video
on May 28 2021 at 06:58 PM public
The Advanced Resource Efficiency Centre
AREC is a global research organisation headquartered in Sheffield and now launching in the Shenzhen region of China. This video serves as an introduction to their work. Find out more about our...
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