20 Most Influential Moments: #METOO
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As we approach the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are… We had Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the Queen in Croke Park, a smoking ban, a whole new way of consuming TV and music - and a pandemic… Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today it's the #MeToo movement. Ella Whelan, author of ‘What Women Want’ tells Ciara Kelly about some of the flaws of the movement Jonathan Healy hears what is being done at universities to educate students about consent. CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Noeline Blackwell reflects on how the movement created change and looks at what still needs to be done And Kieran Cuddihy speaks to one of the leading figures of the Me Too movement, U.S. women’s rights lawyer, Gloria Allred who represented women in the Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein cases.   Check out newstalk.com/20moments for more   Listen and subscribe to 'The 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years' on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
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