Mar
08
#MeToo Forces SXSW to Confront Sexism
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South by Southwest is taking a hard look at #MeToo.
Amid the raucous parties and speed networking at the annual festival that draws people from technology, film, and music to Austin, Texas, there will be some soul searching about gender discrimination, sexual harassment and how to fix the broken workplace culture.
But SXSW doesn’t have a very strong track record in dealing with gender issues. Three years ago it mishandled the debate over GamerGate by offering a bully pulpit to men accused of online harassment and then canceling a feminism session over security concerns.
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