Tag Archives: #MeToo

#MeToo Meets Medicine: Philly doctors fight sex harassment, pay gaps by joining Time’s Up Healthcare – The Philadelphia Inquirer

In response, Philadelphia signatories, found on the group’s website timesuphealthcare.org, include Drexel University College of Medicine, Einstein Health Network, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, and Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden. So far, Penn has not signed. "Medicine|Pharmacology" –… Read More »

Egypt's #MeToo moment targets street harassment

It was a rare victory in a country where, according to a 2017 survey by UN Women and Promundo, nearly 60% of Egyptian women have been sexually harassed. In a 2017 Thomson Reuters poll that surveyed experts in women’s issues, Cairo was named the most dangerous city in the world for women. But in 2018,… Read More »

#MeToo Movement: Public Health Challenges, Benefits Examined

November 21, 2018 This article originally appeared here. Share this content: Researchers are concerned that the increased focus on sexual harassment resulting from the #MeToo campaign may cause negative health outcomes. Although results of the #MeToo movement have been generally positive, there is concern that the increased public focus on sexual assault and harassment may… Read More »