Shan-Jan Sarah Liu

After #MeToo, Where Does Taiwan Go?

Five years after the global #MeToo movement began, Taiwan has finally started its own. It began with a wave of sexual assault claims against several members of Taiwan’s ruling DPP. While those alleged in the DPP have resigned, these claims led to allegations against others beyond the political sphere. Since May, more than 100 politicians, activists, intellectuals, and celebrities have been called out for their misconduct. The #MeToo movement has garnered much media attention and has been discussed widely...
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Shan-Jan Sarah Liu

Shan-Jan Sarah Liu is a Senior Lecturer in Gender and Politics at the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. Her research broadly focuses on the cross-national comparison of gender and politics, specifically the ways contexts – women’s political representation, social movements, immigration in the media, and COVID-19 – shape the gender gaps in political attitudes and behaviour. She tweets from @DrSarahLiu.