Global #MeToo Movement: Social Media and Legal Response
Explore how social media propelled the global #MeToo movement and examine legal responses to sexual harassment across different cultures and contexts.
Explore how social media propelled the global #MeToo movement and examine legal responses to sexual harassment across different cultures and contexts.
This comprehensive course analyzes the global impact of the #MeToo movement and its intersection with social media and legal systems worldwide. Through contributions from 48 experts across 28 countries, students explore how social media has transformed advocacy against sexual harassment and gender-based violence. The course examines the movement's development, its relationship with intersectionality, and its manifestation in various contexts including educational institutions, workplaces, and digital spaces. Participants learn about prevention strategies, legal responses, and the challenges faced by activists globally.
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What you'll learn
Analyze the global reach and impact of the #MeToo movement
Examine the role of social media in propelling social change
Understand intersectionality within the context of sexual harassment
Explore legal responses to sexual harassment across different countries
Evaluate prevention strategies and institutional responses
Assess the movement's impact in educational and workplace settings
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There are 2 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive examination of the global #MeToo movement's impact and evolution. Led by the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law, the curriculum features insights from 48 contributors across 28 countries. Students explore how social media has transformed advocacy against sexual harassment, examine legal responses worldwide, and analyze the movement's intersection with various institutions and contexts. The course covers crucial topics including intersectionality, workplace harassment, educational institution responses, and prevention strategies.
Social Media Impact & Global Backlash
Module 1
Prevention & Future Directions
Module 2
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Instructors
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Distinguished Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Champion
David B. Oppenheimer is a Clinical Professor of Law at Berkeley Law, where he serves as Director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Pro Bono Program. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he clerked for California Chief Justice Rose Bird before working at the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing prosecuting discrimination cases. His academic career spans multiple institutions, including teaching positions at the University of San Francisco, Golden Gate University, University of Paris, University of Bologna, and Sciences Po.
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Legal Expert in Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights
Ann M. Noel is a distinguished legal scholar and practitioner who serves as Co-Director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law's Gender-Based Harassment and Violence Working Group. After graduating from UC Berkeley and UC Davis School of Law, she built an impressive career in civil rights and employment law. As the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission's Executive and Legal Affairs Secretary through 2012, she served as General Counsel and chief administrative law judge, where she crafted influential regulations on mandatory sexual harassment training and discrimination
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