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What can be done to stop sexual harassment?

Sexual harassment scandals in Hollywood have triggered a flood of similar claims and protests around the world.

Sexual harassment scandals in Hollywood have triggered a flood of similar claims and protests around the world.

Never before have we been made so aware of sexual harassment. The bombshell claims against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in early October have unleashed a flood of similar accusations against men worldwide.

And this week Britain’s foreign secretary was forced to resign. Sexual harassment is everywhere, on the streets, in the office. From Australia to Zimbabwe.

So what can be done to stop it?

Presenter: Martine Dennis

Guests:

Caroline De Haas – women’s rights activist, author and former Socialist Party member

Matthew Gutmann – professor of anthropology, author, faculty fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

Mona Eltahawy – author, columnist and international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues and global feminism