Mexican women come forward to denounce writers, academics, and journalists

The #MeToo movement took off when actresses and public figures denounced filmmakers, musician , and actors who attacked them. Mexican women also joined in, and several Mexican actresses revealed they had been the victims of sexual harassment or rape .

Now, women outside the film and music industry are now joining in. Hundreds of journalists , writers , photographers , reporters , students , and academics have come forward to name the academics, journalists , and writers who have allegedly raped , harassed , and attacked them.

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in these industries have even created Twitter accounts to share the horrifying accounts of alleged abuse perpetrated by renown figures in the academic and literary world.

Violence against women

, rape , sexual harassment , physical violence , and femicide have plagued the country for years, as sexism and misogyny are deeply rooted in Mexican society, nevertheless, Mexican women are now coming forward to denounced their alleged abusers , who are employed by Mexico's top university, the UNAM , several publishing houses , literary magazines , and newspapers .

Sexual harassment

and sexism in the literary and academic industry have been a constant issue. Alejandro Jodorowsky , a Chilean-French writer and filmmaker, told writer Richard Crouse he had raped actress Mara Lorenzio on screen when they were shooting “ The First Gunfighter ”, released in 1970.

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