Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Female founders are making progress in the U.K., a founder of a rape kit startup charges forward despite backlash, and two sentences speak to the current state of the #MeToo movement. Happy Friday!
- Still here. Last fall marked the fifth anniversary of the viral #MeToo movement. On that occasion, my colleagues and I spoke to women who were driving forces behind the campaign against sexual abuse and harassment. Many had a similar question: Is there a backlash brewing?
Taken together, the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the vitriol directed at Amber Heard throughout the Johnny Depp trial, and the misogynoir experienced by Megan Thee Stallion during the Tory Lanez shooting case—suggested the general public was growing weary of these stories and becoming less likely to take women at their word or rally to their defense, despite polling that shows that people still support #MeToo.
