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Beyond #WithYou: The New Generation of Feminists and the #MeToo Movement in South Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2021

Ki-young Shin
Ki-young Shin*
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Ochanomizu University
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The #MeToo movement has shaken Korea over the last two years (Hasunuma and Shin 2019). Prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun's public testimony in January 2018 charged a former Ministry of Justice official with sexual harassment and catalyzed the #MeToo movement. Hundreds of Korean women came forward and spoke up about being sexually abused by powerful men. Social media platforms were flooded with hashtags such as #WithYou to support the movement and to express solidarity with victims of sexual violence. Women have taken to the streets for months demanding government action to prevent and punish sexual violence.

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Critical Perspectives on Gender and Politics
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Politics & Gender , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , September 2021 , pp. 507 - 513
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Women, Gender, and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association

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