Everywhere, United States of America • Good news! The #MeToo movement has penetrated the national consciousness, and changes are being made.
“We figured there were two possible outcomes,” said Ellen Harph, a feminist activist. “The first option was that in the private sphere, men would be willing to sit down and do the difficult work of understanding why for many women, sex — even when consensual — can be kind of an unpleasant experience, and then we would all work together to guarantee a much better time for everyone involved. And in the public sphere, workplaces would just have some very simple conversations about what not to do and then everyone would continue as usual, but feeling more confident they could complain if there were problems.