Hsieh said he hoped exposure to the movement at a young age would help his daughters develop a sense of equality. Sitting on a picnic blanket, they listened to the actress Lai, psychologists and lawyers speaking about a more fair society in between ballads and dance hits. Johnson Hsieh, a 42-year-old doctor, brought his seven and nine-year-old daughters to a park in Taipei on a recent Saturday for a #MeToo concert. Some families see the uproar as a good teaching opportunity. This causes society to reassess," Yu said. "What we see today is people with a good social image unexpectedly turning out to be harassers. Liu said she wanted to take advantage of the surge in concern about abuse to train as many people as possible.Ī group of more than 40 lawyers has also stepped up to create a network for victims facing defamation lawsuits to prevent perpetrators from silencing victims, said Yu Mei-nu, president of the Taiwan Bar Association.
Liu Jung-jen, director of education and advocacy at the Modern Women's Foundation, which offers sexual harassment prevention training, told Reuters she is booked through October after a more than six-fold increase in corporate inquiries from hotels, banks, tech companies and others. Her group has set up a hotline to connect companies with gender equality experts, lawyers, and psychologists. Peng Yen-wen, who heads an umbrella organization of women's groups across the island, said non-profits have been inundated with calls from companies dealing with complaints.
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"But at the moment, everyone is more urgently seeking to understand how to handle cases because it feels like there are many incidents now." COMPANIES RESPOND TOOīusinesses are also responding by investigating complaints and training staff in preventing abuse. "You can't decouple prevention and response," Lee said. Lee Yen-jong, head of the party's gender equality department, said measures were being adopted to prevent and respond to sexual harassment, including staff training, protocols for managers, and an external complaint channel in addition to internal ones. Tougher penalties, clearer reporting and investigating procedures, and stronger protection for victims are due to be passed this month. and she was believed," said Chen Chao-ju, a law professor at National Taiwan University.Ī January presidential election might have helped focus the government's attention on the problem, experts say, but nevertheless it has responded with a flurry of legal reform. "People can see a woman with no power challenging the majority party. Some say the ruling party's quick response to Chen's complaint has encouraged more victims to speak out. A labour ministry survey published in March showed that nearly 80% of women and 85% of men who are sexually harassed in the workplace do not file complaints.īut since Chen's account went public, many victims have come forward and scores of men, entertainers, academics, businessmen and judges among them, have become embroiled in accusations.
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