Giving Compass' Take:

• Leaders within the #MeToo movement are calling for more action now that it has gained momentum. Monica Ramirez, partial founder of the #TimesUp movement announced three things she wants to happen next: fixing systems and laws around sexual harassment, including victims at the forefront of reform, and making sure men are part of the conversation.

• How can we include the philanthropic sector when trying to change reform?

• Read about how the #MeToo has empowered young children to also come forward with these stories of abuse. 

High-profile speakers and grassroots activists are tackling the issue of how to translate the momentum of the #MeToo and #TimesUp social movements into concrete action for the most marginalized women around the world at the Skoll World Forum conference in Oxford.

Many delegates have broached the issue, including Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, head of United Nations Women, who characterized the world’s women as being in revolt in a speech during the opening ceremony, and called on global institutions to fix persisting inequalities.

Monica Ramirez, co-founder and president of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (The National Farmworker Women's Alliance) and co-author of a letter that helped to launch the #TimesUp movement, said: “We have this incredible gift in that women in the entertainment industry chose to use their platforms to give other individuals … the opportunity to talk about what they’re experiencing.”

Ramirez called on the global community to make the most of this opportunity, here are three key takeaways from the discussion.

  •  Coming forward is important, but coming forward to what? That includes asking which systems and laws need to be created or fixed, and what forms of training are needed to make sure victims are not retraumatized.
  • Victims must be at the center of reforms.
  • Men cannot stand by.

Read the full article about beyond the #MeToo movement by Sophie Edwards at Devex International Development