Immigration status can be weaponised and fear of deportation/loss of child custody is a key barrier to abuse reporting for migrants. Since their initial outrage, they’ve identified a trend of legal cases and civil litigation cases being brought against women, journalists, frontline services organisations, and friends and family speaking out against gender-based violence. This book is about a movement. A movement made up of women and men around the world who are no longer afraid to speak out about violence, abuse, harassment, sexism, abuse of power and patriarchy. A movement which started with the courage of a number of women in the media and advertising industries and has spread across countries, industries and social class. This movement has uncovered the global scale of gender discrimination, sexual abuse and exploitation which women and girls face. As the years have passed, the movement has grown - with peaks of activity coinciding around the latest revelation of sexual harassment or abuse in the halls of power and in different industries - a domino effect in society. From Hollywood and #MeToo in 2017, to Iran and #IranMeToo in 2020, to the Women's March 4 Justice in Australia in 2021, women have spoken out about their experiences, sparking mass protests for change. How many more women: have to be raped or abused before we act? need to accuse him before we believe her? will be failed by the criminal justice system? need to say something before we do something? will be sued for defamation for speaking out? will be contracted to silence?

In the wake of MeToo, women are increasingly speaking up against gender-based violence. But as they have grown empowered to speak, a new form of systematic silencing has become more evident: the spike in survivors speaking out has been followed by a spike in legal actions against them and the media. Robinson represented Heard and said: “We worked together and with the newspapers, to prepare the defence, and a judge ruled in 2020 that he found it to be true that Depp had violently assaulted her on 12 separate occasions. If women cannot speak about their abuse -- and journalists are fearful of telling their stories - then how can we understand the problem of gender-based violence in our society? And how can we even begin to end it? In the wake of #MeToo, women are increasingly speaking up against gender-based violence. But as they have grown empowered to speak, a new form of systematic silencing has become more evident: the spike in survivors speaking out has been followed by a spike in legal actions against them and the media.

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Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery - the approximate delivery time is usually between 1-2 business days. As the Me Too movement continues and more women are speaking up, how is the law keeping up with this new empowerment?

Rich, privileged and powerful men have teams of lawyers at their disposal to suppress allegations and prevent newspaper stories from running. Individual women, frontline services, advocacy groups and journalists find themselves fighting against censorship. The weaponising of the law to silence survivors from speaking about their abuse, and anyone who might report on it, has been described as the 'perverse twist' of MeToo. Firstly, this was a great Christmas present ❤️ Another insightful book that gave a lot of colour to the nuances of defamation cases, use of NDAs and the broader systems of "justice" women have to navigate when male perpetrators of violence against women are brought to the courts. I didn't appreciate the tone as much as I have other books, it felt laboured in places but all in all an enjoyable read.