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| Sienna Miller addresses #MeToo summit in New York | |
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| The actor Sienna Miller, who has said that she stands in “absolute solidarity” with women who have spoken out against the disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, is set to open a New York conference on sexual exploitation and discrimination in the media and entertainment worlds. | |
| Hosted by the Guardian, UN Women and the Norwegian government, the meeting will evaluate the impact of the #MeToo movement across the world and hear about the experiences of high-profile journalists working in Africa, the US and Britain. It will be moderated by Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee. | Hosted by the Guardian, UN Women and the Norwegian government, the meeting will evaluate the impact of the #MeToo movement across the world and hear about the experiences of high-profile journalists working in Africa, the US and Britain. It will be moderated by Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee. |
| The gathering is being hosted on the sidelines of the fortnight-long UN Commission on the Status of Women, the annual meeting that assesses progress towards ending discrimination in member states. | The gathering is being hosted on the sidelines of the fortnight-long UN Commission on the Status of Women, the annual meeting that assesses progress towards ending discrimination in member states. |
| The CSW, the UN’s largest meeting on gender equality, will this year focus on issues facing rural women and girls, such as improving living standards, food security and access to land. The summit will also explore the efforts being made to improve women’s representation in – and access to – the media. | The CSW, the UN’s largest meeting on gender equality, will this year focus on issues facing rural women and girls, such as improving living standards, food security and access to land. The summit will also explore the efforts being made to improve women’s representation in – and access to – the media. |
| Revelations of alleged assault by Weinstein sparked an unprecedented global movement to expose and end sexual harassment, close gender pay gaps and promote women in the media and entertainment industries. | |
| Friday’s discussion, entitled #MeToo – now what?, is one of more than 280 side events being hosted at the UN by agencies and member states over the duration of the CSW, which runs from 12-23 March. About 440 other events will be held in New York. More than 8,000 people from 1,121 civil society organisations have registered – the largest number of attendees to date. | Friday’s discussion, entitled #MeToo – now what?, is one of more than 280 side events being hosted at the UN by agencies and member states over the duration of the CSW, which runs from 12-23 March. About 440 other events will be held in New York. More than 8,000 people from 1,121 civil society organisations have registered – the largest number of attendees to date. |
| Pamella Sittoni, the managing editor of the EastAfrican, a weekly newspaper published in Kenya, will join Fatemah Farag, the founder of Welad el Belad and director of Women in News in the Middle East and North Africa, Matthew Winkler, the co-founder and editor-in-chief emeritus of Bloomberg News, and the executive of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on the panel. The Norwegian minister for foreign affairs, Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide, will give closing remarks. | Pamella Sittoni, the managing editor of the EastAfrican, a weekly newspaper published in Kenya, will join Fatemah Farag, the founder of Welad el Belad and director of Women in News in the Middle East and North Africa, Matthew Winkler, the co-founder and editor-in-chief emeritus of Bloomberg News, and the executive of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on the panel. The Norwegian minister for foreign affairs, Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide, will give closing remarks. |
| In a blog published last year, Mlambo-Ngcuka, said the #MeToo movement had expose the scale of sexual violence, and raised awareness. | In a blog published last year, Mlambo-Ngcuka, said the #MeToo movement had expose the scale of sexual violence, and raised awareness. |
| “The world is waking up to the fact that violence is not just ‘out there’ – it’s also right here. In fact, it’s everywhere, hidden in plain sight, normalised so we didn’t even see it,” she wrote. | “The world is waking up to the fact that violence is not just ‘out there’ – it’s also right here. In fact, it’s everywhere, hidden in plain sight, normalised so we didn’t even see it,” she wrote. |
| The event runs from 3.30-4.45pm GMT, 11.30am-12.45pm EDT, and will be livestreamed by UN TV on this page. | The event runs from 3.30-4.45pm GMT, 11.30am-12.45pm EDT, and will be livestreamed by UN TV on this page. |
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