ABSTRACT
The chapter traces the manner in which the #MeToo movement has been at the forefront of an increasingly public conversation about sexual harassment and violence. In spite of women speaking out about sexual violence for decades collectively and individually, the author shows that since October 2017, some women’s speech is being heard. The chapter uses coverage of the Weinstein case — up to and including the mixed verdict in his New York criminal trial in January–February 2020 — to explore the extent to which feminist insights about male violence have been mobilised in mainstream reporting.
