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Fraternity speaks out against harassment of women journalists in support of Sarah Waris

Fraternity speaks out against harassment of women journalists in support of Sarah Waris
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Published: 9 July 2018 4:39 AM GMT
Given the inherent power structures in work-spaces owing to the imminent fact that there is a clear disparity among genders when it comes to any and every sphere in life, the hardest thing for a woman to do is to speak out against the subtle patriarchy she faces on a daily basis. But this week, a cricket journalist named Sarah Waris from India finally managed to break out the shackles of the oppressive misogyny enough to speak out. Her perpetrator, despite not being publicly named, was defined to be a very senior journalist well known in cricket circles. Since her post fetched a lot of eyeballs on social media, the entire journalistic fraternity of the country has come out in support of this young journalist with some of them sharing similar experiences pertaining to the same senior man in question.
Here is a snapshot of Sarah Waris's post:
The events that have been happening in the context of this incident have been quite rattling, to say the least. All of this happens in the wake of the #MeToo campaign, which was probably the first time that such gender fissures in glittering circles had been openly addressed. If one looks back, the #MeToo movement started with a series of accusations against Hollywood's Harvey Weinstein, a respected director now left completely ostracised from his community. Despite several attempts at a backlash against the survivors who spoke out, the movement gathered momentum. The minute known faces came out to relate incidents of how they lived through abuse and torment by the director in question, the movement snowballed and gave a true sense of the extent to which this problem is deep-rooted. The conversation within Indian journalistic circles has now been initiated, thanks to this one woman who had the courage to speak out. Additionally, it is especially heartening to see her fellow female journalists come out in support of her. No victim blaming ensued as her compatriots took to social media to rally their arms in support. It was quite surprising to see something like this especially in a country like India where the very culture dictates that women are fundamentally inferior. With cases of violence against women at an all-time high, the reaction to this young journalist's allegations come as a welcome relief along with the hope that all may not be yet lost.
Here's what some of the senior journalists had to say regarding the allegations:

Manuja Veerappa, Sportswriter with The Times of India.

View the original post of Manuja here.

Snehal Pradhan, former Indian cricketer, and current columnist.

View the original post of Snehal here.

Sambit Bal, Editor-In-Chief ESPN Cricinfo

View the original post of Sambit Bal here.

Geoff Lemon, Writer @ ABC, Guardian, Wisden

View the original post of Geoff Lemon here.

Harpreet Lamba, Deputy Sports editor (Deccan Chronicle)

View the original post of Harpreet Lamba here.
We hope Sarah Waris speaking out sets the precedent for other female journalists to come forward with their grievances.
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