Accusations of sexual harassment and assault against media mogul Harvey Weinstein caused a groundswell of allegations that have ended the careers of media, entertainment and political figures. Over a million women throughout the country and the world stood up to be counted in solidarity, using the hashtag #MeToo. But sexual harassment is nothing new. Women have encountered sexual harassment since entering the workforce, though the modern fight for equal rights has brought attention and visibility to the problem. For this Lowdown lesson, students will analyze the current and historic fight against sexual harassment.

Concepts

sexism, sexual harassment

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harvey weinstein, me too movement, pbs learningmedia, pbs learningmedia: the lowdown: a short history of the long fight against sexual harassment lesson plan, time's up movement, he lowdown: a short history of the long fight against sexual harassment lesson plan, sexual harassment allegations

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice