“There’s much more conversation about sexual harassment and what needs to be done than there was 20 years ago, when #MeToo was started,” she said. “Now, people expect institutions to take allegations more seriously.”
“Rep. Swalwell made the right decision to drop out of the California gubernatorial race. Now, he should take the next step and resign from Congress. We believe women,” said Villanueva in a statement.
Christian F. Nunes, president of the National Organization for Women, said the guilty verdict should bring a measure of comfort to sexual-assault victims. “They will feel some justice has been served,” she said.
“There’s fear in the air” now, said Christian F. Nunes, president of the National Organization for Women. Nunes, a #MeToo supporter, also worried that compared to early 2020, it’ll be tougher to find jurors who aren’t influenced by “disinformation” and social media.
“It’s heartbreaking to listen to the accounts of survivors of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ alleged crimes of sexual violence, rape and abuse. They deserve justice, and Sean Combs must be held fully accountable,” she said, “As new accusations and individuals come forward, we also see how damaged we are as a society by an insidious culture of toxic masculinity that has gone unchallenged too long.”
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