And welcome to another episode of Meet the Press Reports, where we do a deep dive into

a single topic.

This week we're looking at the Me Too movement and its impact on Gen Z. The term was first

coined by Toronto Burke and surged into the public consciousness in 2017. When the hashtag

Meet Too sparked a reckoning of the sexual violence perpetrated by high profile and powerful

people, usually men, against those who were often younger, more vulnerable, usually

female. What effect has the Me Too movement had five years later, especially among the

generation that was coming of age at the time, Gen Z. Let's start with some good news.

While Me Too did not have much impact, much effect on federal legislation, states got

busy. According to data from the Gender Equity Legislation Database, 38 states passed 296

bills, dealing with sexual assaults since 2016. Many of those new laws focused on anti-harassment

training, non-disclosure agreements for settlements, and accountability for government officials.

Our cultural awareness of sexual assault also seems to be at an all-time high. And yet,

for half of women and almost one in three men said, say, they have experienced sexual violence,

involving physical contact during their lifetime. And though a majority of American adults

think Me Too changed workplaces for the better, not so much for Gen Z high schoolers. Fear

of sexual assault is a top fear. It ranks even ahead of gun violence for these folks.

In a moment, my interview with Anita Hill, whose claims decades ago of sexual harassment

by Clarence Thomas, were largely dismissed by the public. But we're going to begin with

what the Me Too movement has or hasn't meant for Gen Z. Here's NBC News correspondent, Savannah

Sellers. Many of us had been holding this secret about

Harvey Weisee for many years, and a lot of people have a lot of shame that is built around

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