How female politicians have experienced and defied gender and sexual harassment. — “You set of sickening fools. Why don’t you drown yourselves out of the way?” These words were written on a postcard to British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst more than 100 years ago. The historical strive of women to enter democratic discourse and claim their rightful place on the political stage immediately…

How Female Stereotypes Harm our Representation of Women — Sexist advertisements portraying women and girls in degrading positions is a memory from the past left from the Mad Men era. Or so we might think. But truth be told, despite many improvements in female representation within the labour market, with more women holding top management and executive positions than…

Remembering to recognise our milestones in combatting sexual harassment, so that our fight continues with energy and passion. — “Basic differences between men and women in personal orientation to sexual behaviour explain the difference between men and women in attitudes towards sexual harassment” — Alison Konrad & Barbara Gutek This statement might feel wrong to you. Maybe because it outlines inherent behavioural differences based on sex and gender. Maybe…

False reporting as a mythical scare tactic overshadowing our real problem of sexual harassment. — In a recent U.S. survey, 55% of male respondents were more concerned about false reports on sexual harassment than the present discrepancies in the gender pay gap. This shows that the majority of concerns rather centre on false claims of harassment and/or abuse than towards women actually experiencing such degrading…

Cheers to International Women’s Month from our International Women at Metta Space — What does it mean to be a woman? Such a simple, yet such a hard question. Well, I have to get a little poetic here, because it is impossible to describe in plain words something as majestic and as magnificent, as womanhood. Imagine you are making a chocolate fondant. You…

Why and how governments should take action to combat it — Sexual harassment isn’t just bad for business, causing losses in productivity, talent, and even financial means, it is also bad for humanity, threatening people’s human rights. …

How female politicians have experienced and defied gender and sexual harassment. — “You set of sickening fools. Why don’t you drown yourselves out of the way?” These words were written on a postcard to British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst more than 100 years ago. The historical strive of women to enter democratic discourse and claim their rightful place on the political stage immediately…

For international women’s month, we are highlighting and celebrating a few women who have inspired us at Metta Space in their constant fight to eradicate sexual harassment. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) — ”b*tches get stuff done” As a woman studying International Relations, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has consistently shattered glass ceilings and shown me that anything is possible. AOC defeated a 10 term incumbent in New York City and went on to become the youngest woman ever to serve in the U.S. Congress.

In celebration of Black History Month, we wanted to dive into how intersectionality has affected sexual harassment, especially for women of colour. — For those who may not know, intersectionality is defined as “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage”.