Rape claim against professor sparks China's #MeToo moment

Universities forced to act after case of Gao Yan, who killed herself after alleged rape in 1998, leads to national outcry

四月 11, 2018
Peking University
Peking University

The case of a woman who killed herself after alleging she was raped by a professor has become a rallying cry “for China’s fledgling #MeToo movement”, 20 years on.

Gao Yan, a Chinese literature student at Peking University, “was raped by a professor, her friends and relatives say, and soon after she killed herself”, 바카라사이트 of 바카라사이트 1998 case.

In recent days, “millions of people have shared Ms Gao’s story online, even as 바카라사이트 government has deployed censors to stamp it out”, 바카라사이트 newspaper adds.

The that Shen Yang, 바카라사이트 academic accused of raping Gao Yan – who denies 바카라사이트 allegations – had?been fired from jobs at Shanghai Normal University and Nanjing University after 바카라사이트 claims came to light.

Peking University, where he worked until 2012, announced last week that he “had been given a major demerit in 1998 after being accused of having sexual relations with student Gao Yan”, 바카라사이트 SCMP noted.

Ms Gao’s former classmates brought 바카라사이트 case to attention by posting remembrances of her, detailing her allegations.

Ms Gao’s parents complained to Peking University about 바카라사이트 alleged rape in 1998 and it investigated. “However, while it concluded that Shen had engaged in a sexual relationship with Gao and issued him with a demerit, it did not terminate his employment contract,” 바카라사이트 SCMP?said.

In January, a Beihang University academic was sacked after allegations of sexual misconduct were made by several women.

“While 바카라사이트 #MeToo movement has struggled to gain wide traction in China, in large part because of 바카라사이트 governing Communist Party’s tight control of civil society, universities have proved to be an exception,” 바카라사이트 NYT?said.

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