#MeToo

The headlines alone are dizzying. Since the New York Times reported allegations of serial predation by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein a year ago, at least 425 prominent people across industries have been publicly accused of sexual misconduct, a broad range of behavior that spans from serial rape to lewd comments and abuse of power. Read... Read more » Read More.

CBS announced on Wednesday that Jeff Fager, the longtime executive producer of “60 Minutes,” would be leaving the company amid allegations that he inappropriately touched female employees and condoned a toxic culture of sexual harassment inside the storied newsmagazine. Read more. Read More.

Members of the board of the CBS Corporation are negotiating with the company’s chairman and C.E.O., Leslie Moonves, about his departure. Read full story. Read More.

Undergraduates and graduate students have launched a new anti-sexual harassment campaign—dubbed “Times Up Harvard”—calling on the University to better respond to instances of sexual misconduct. Read More.

With less than two weeks until the June 5 primary election, three women have accused Democratic candidate for governor Nate Boulton of sexual misconduct that includes inappropriate touching. Full article. Read More.

A former FBI agent in Kansas City has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was the victim of sexual harassment and was retaliated against after reporting it. Full article. Read More.

A McDonald’s worker in Kansas City said her boss told her she has a “nice body.” Another in New Orleans said a co-worker forced her into the men’s bathroom and pinned her against a wall. Another in St. Louis said when she reported lewd comments made to her at work, a manager replied, “You’ll never... Read more » Read More.

Decades after the company tried to tackle sexual misconduct at two Chicago plants, continued abuse raises questions about the possibility of change. Full article. Read More.

Nearly eight months after Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lupita Nyong’o and dozens of other women publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and sexual assault, New York City police arrested the Hollywood producer on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him. Full article. Read More.

Michigan State University has reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex abuse case in sports history. Read more. Read More.

Uber’s ride-hailing service will give its U.S. passengers and drivers more leeway to pursue claims of sexual misconduct, its latest attempt to shed its reputation for brushing aside bad behavior. Read more. Read More.

Yesterday NBC News issued an internal report that cleared the division of any wrongdoing in the Matt Lauer sexual harassment scandal. Read full article. Read More.

In March, former Minnesota state Rep. Tony Cornish made a surprise visit to the state Capitol, where he attended committee hearings and talked to former colleagues. Read full article. Read More.

Higher education runs on relationships built outside the classroom. Veteran professors hold private meetings during office hours, lead teams in laboratories and mingle at wine-and-cheese receptions. Read full article. Read More.

State Sen. Lucia Guzman, D-Denver, on Thursday stepped down as Senate minority leader, citing the Colorado Capitol’s sexual harassment scandal as one of her reasons for leaving the job in the middle of the legislative session and as policy battles reach their peak. Read More.

Silicon Valley’s sexual harassment problem just keeps going. Forbes reports that Shervin Pishevar, founder of Sherpa Capital and Hyperloop (and an early Uber investor), is taking a leave of absence from both companies, just a few days after allegations of sexual harassment from five women were reported by Bloomberg. Read More.

The chief executive director of The Humane Society of the United States resigned following sexual harassment allegations. The New York Times reports that Wayne Pacelle resigned Friday after donors and employees of the animal protection group began calling for him to step down over the allegations. Read More.

Michael Ferro stepped down from the board of Tronc on Monday, hours before Fortune published a story online accusing him of inappropriate sexual behavior toward two women while in his previous role as head of a Chicago investment firm. Read More.

Martin Sorrell is stepping down as chief executive of WPP, the world’s largest advertising agency, following allegations of personal misconduct. Read article. Read More.

Days after at least 15 women alleged they were subjected to his inappropriate sexual conduct or comments, a prominent U.S. appeals court judge announced his retirement Monday. Read full article. Read More.

Matt Conn announced that he will be taking a leave from his game studio, MidBoss, after allegations of inappropriate behavior, harassment, and underpaying staff at his studio. Read full article. Read More.

Sam Isaly, managing partner of OrbiMed Advisors, is stepping down from the company. OrbiMed, a leading healthcare investment firm founded by Isaly, made the announcement Thursday, two days after Stat published a report of sexual harassment allegations from former OrbiMed employees against Isaly. Read full article. Read More.

The women of the Senate demanded Wednesday that leaders allow votes to improve Capitol Hill’s system for reporting and adjudicating complaints of sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct… Read the full article on The Washington Post. Read More.

Many victims of workplace sexual harassment tell the same frustrating story: Their harasser got fired, but then he landed a plum new job in the same industry. In 2016 Reuters terminated a senior editor after his subordinate filed a sexual harassment complaint. Not long after, that editor was hired as an executive at Newsweek. In... Read more » Read More.

The #MeToo movement still has a million miles to go, especially in the workplace. A new Harris Poll found that nearly one out of four (23 percent) men in countries across the world thought it was sometimes or always acceptable for an employer to expect sex from an employee. Read the full article on The... Read more » Read More.