October 2023 marks the anniversary of #MeToo: six years since actor Alyssa Milano's tweet calling for women to speak out about experiences of abuse went viral and helped launch a global movement. Ever since, #MeToo has been shorthand for people's experiences with sexual harassment and assault, from film sets and office buildings to college campuses and religious communities. Many articles about #MeToo and religion focus on large churches, such as the Southern Baptist Convention ' spaces that are mostly white and Christian. Yet the phrase 'Me Too' was first coined as a rallying cry against abuse by a Black Christian activist, Tarana Burke, back in 2006. Meanwhile, the perspectives of women in minority racial, ethnic and religious groups were often overshadowed ' a focus of my research on Jewish studies and gender. These women face added challenges when they break the silence around sexual misconduct and abuse of power, as I document in my book '#UsToo.' Many Jewish and Muslim women...
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