Will shared outcry bring an end to the cruel privilege of impunity?

By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women.

The pain and anger of more than a million people who tweeted #MeToo in the last week have crowded social media with personal stories of sexual harassment or assault.

This virtual march of solidarity marks both the urgency of finding a shared voice and the hidden scale of assault that did not previously have a register.