Balkan #MeToo movement is gathering momentum
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Significance
The testimony of a Serbian actress against a former drama teacher has united women’s voices across Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia against sexual violence. University faculties have taken unprecedented action. Politicians, essential to initiate any long-lasting change, have remained mostly silent, but the region’s institutions are being forced to reckon with a deep and complex problem.
Impacts
- Inadequate outcomes so far suggest legal framework deficiencies that will become more stark if the judiciary and police handle more cases.
- Cases are not isolated, but reveal systemic problems in all sectors, from the film industry to private companies.
- Corrupted power structures will be scrutinised as one case after another encourages victims to come forward, even against politicians.