Flowers for Sexual Assault Victims

Collective Empowerment through Empathy in Japan's #MeToo Movement

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ID6355121
AutoresMari Miura (0000-0001-9905-9915, Sophia University, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume17
Fascículo4
Páginas521-527
Data de publicação2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolitics & Gender (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1743-923X • E-ISSN: 1743-9248
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1743923x21000258
OpenAlexW3203257003
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas1

The #MeToo movement in Japan is usually considered to have started slowly, and it remains far smaller and quieter compared with those found in the United States or South Korea. Few celebrities or high-profile figures have come forward to support the movement, and even fewer powerful men have been brought down as a result of allegations of sexual assault. The strategy of naming and shaming has rarely been used, but there is collective empowerment through empathy resulting from a nationwide grassroots movement known as “Flower Demo.” This movement has provided victims with a safe space to share their experiences. Those breaking their silence have appeared in various sectors of society, and this has raised the social consciousness of deep-rooted sexism inherent in Japanese society

Art · Consciousness · Criminology · Empathy · Empowerment · Grassroots · Movement (music · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Sexual assault · Silence · Social movement · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology