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This Article is From Oct 09, 2018

#MeToo Arrives In India. But Is Social Media Outrage Enough?

#MeToo Arrives In India. But Is Social Media Outrage Enough?
#MeToo movement lands in India. Dozens of women name and shame sexual harassers , Photographer:Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg

Scores of Indian women outed politicians, celebrities, journalists and comedians as the #MeToo movement arrived in India a year after it began in the U.S. when actor Rose McGowan revealed sexual assault by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Over the past week in India, some chose to reveal themselves and the alleged perpetrator, while others preferred to go anonymous. That encouraged many others to narrate their experience of sexual harassment or assault by men in power, co-workers or friends, drawing outrage on social media.

But is that enough?

Watch the debate here:

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