Demand for Anti-Harassment Training Videos Surges in #MeToo Era
- Creators rewrite scripts to keep up with cases in the news
- ‘The growth has been explosive,’ one video producer says
The #MeToo movement has inspired countless women to share their stories of discrimination or assault.
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The scene, filmed inside a Manhattan coffee shop, is a classic of the genre. A male boss, clad in khakis with a laptop bag slung over his shoulder, tells his younger female employee she’s up for a promotion. Then her smile quickly fades.
The woman “looks fantastic in that outfit,” her superior says, suggesting they go back to his hotel room so “you can show me how much you want that manager position.” As the cameras roll, she storms out of the coffee shop on her way to contact human resources.