Since the hashtag MeToo went viral in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein, Twitter reports that more than 1.7 million people have used the label.<br /><br />Following the campaign’s success, women across France organized a national rally on Sunday to protest against sexual harassment.<br /><br />In the UK claims about inappropriate behaviour by MP’s are being investigated.<br /><br />So is this all part of a larger movement that will create social change and reduce the sexual abuse of women?<br /><br />“We have reached a point of no return.” said Joanna Maycock, the Secretary-General of the European Women’s Lobby, the largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the European Union.<br /><br />“It’s no longer possible to ignore the extent and the impact or sexual harassement on women. It’s no longer possible to minimise it, or treat it as a joke and marginalise it.” <br /><br />“We really think this is a point of no return in the public consciousness. And also for women to realise they are not alone in experiencing the kind of harassement we’ve heard about.”<br /><br />“But actually this is a political thing, this is a whole society problem that needs to be tackled from the highest levels of politics, to our media and culture, to every workplace around the continent.”<br />
