Why Congress is moving against sexual harassment, 4 years after #MeToo

Why Congress is moving against sexual harassment, 4 years after #MeToo

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (DN.Y.), Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) and former Fox News journalist Gretchen Carlson announce legislation to end forced arbitration on July 14, 2021. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images “I’ve noticed a tonal shift amongst members of Congress and also within corporations,” said Gretchen Carlson, the former Fox News journalist whose 2016 harassment lawsuit against … Read more

Australia’s apology for sexual abuse in Parliament is not enough, campaigner says

Australia’s apology for sexual abuse in Parliament is not enough, campaigner says

SYDNEY — A day after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized in Parliament for the treatment of women who had suffered sexual abuse there, a prominent campaigner said she wanted to see action more than words. Former political staffer Brittany Higgins, who says she was raped in a parliament office by a fellow staffer, said … Read more

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai denies making sexual assault allegation

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai denies making sexual assault allegation

HONG KONG — Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis player who vanished from public view last year after appearing to accuse a former top government official of sexual assault, has denied ever making the allegation in an interview with a French newspaper. Peng’s well-being became the subject of international concern in November after a lengthy social … Read more