Work Life Podcast: #MeToo with Ashley Judd, Ronan Farrow, and Tarana Burke

https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_metoo_with_ashley_judd_ronan_farrow_and_tarana_burke/transcript?language=en

Please respond below with answers to the following prompts:

1. Which of the three guests on Grant’s show is credited with creating the MeToo movement?

2. What are some of the ways Tarana says we can “interrupt” sexual violence. What are your thoughts about that idea? Do you think it’s beneficial? Helpful? Harmful? Please explain. 

3. You have probably heard of the idea of, “fight or flight”. There is a third and fourth option. What are they? Name them and then explain them.

4. Farrow makes the very distinct claim that sexual harassment is “about systems, ultimately”. What does he mean by that? Please be detailed. 

5. What is the concept presented by scholar and author Jennifer Freyd?

6. Talk about the discussion regarding people (generally men thus far) who now, after the MeToo movement say they feel uncomfortable at work with others (generally women) because they don’t want to offend or do something offensive while at, say, a meeting. In other words, what are some of the panelists’ thoughts on this? What are some of their ideas for dealing with it? Etc.

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