Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction was overturned. What does that mean for #MeToo?
by Ali Martin
Apr 29, 2024
3 minutes
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein won a legal victory last week when his 2020 convictions for felony sex crimes, including rape, were overturned by a New York Court of Appeals. But experts say the reversal falls far short of erasing the hard-won progress of recent years, including the passage of hundreds of state laws aimed at gender equity and workplace safety.
Accusations against Mr. Weinstein had accelerated the #MeToo movement, which has focused attention on protecting – and believing – survivors of sexual violence, and on combating workplace harassment.
Even after last that empower survivors of sexual assault and misconduct, to that support workplace safety and gender equality.
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