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Gender relations took centre stage in 2018 as media faced MeToo scrutiny

Are we doing enough to keep women going? Are workplaces safe?

me too, sexual harassment
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Srija Chatterjee
Me-too. They are two very normal and small words. Yet, when they combine, they have come to evoke power. 2018 in many respects was a watershed year for the movement in India and for the advertising industry, in particular. Many allegations were made and many were proven too. The movement saw a few heads, including some prominent ones, roll as a result.
 
Sexual harassment has never been an easy topic to either discuss or dissect, leave aside tackle with sensitivity. In hindsight what me-too has done is liberate women to speak up about sexual harassment at the workplace, forcing

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