#MeToo in the global workplace: Time to connect the dots

 TORONTO/BERLIN: Since its explosion onto the social media landscape at the end of 2017, the #metoo movement has continued to gain global traction. Initially centered on powerful Hollywood women breaking decades of silence about sexual abuse and harassment in the industry, the conversation soon spread across global regions and sectors, from #YoTambien in the Spanish-speaking world to #balancetonporc in French. From national governments to universities to international development, the stories are grim, and their pervasiveness has been jarring.

But for the majority of women and LGBTQI people, these stories are nothing new.