Swift response by Renmin University to student’s post creates shockwave in a country where accusers are often ignored or suedPublic allegations of sexual harassment are rare in China. Swift responses to punish the accused are rarer still. So a recent case at one of China’s top universities, in which a student posted a video online accusing her supervisor of sexually harassing her, leading to his sacking, has created shockwaves.On 21 July, a woman who identified herself as Wang Di posted an hour-long video on Weibo, in which she accused her PhD supervisor at Renmin University in Beijing, Wang Guiyuan, of physically and verbally abusing her for more than two years. The professor, a former Chinese Communist party representative at the university, threatened to block her graduation prospects, Wang Di said. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/28/professor-sacked-over-abuse-claims-in-rare-win-for-chinas-metoo-movement
Author : Amy Hawkins, Senior China Correspondent
Publish date : 2024-07-28 05:00:45
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Professor sacked over abuse claims in rare win for China’s #MeToo movement
