MeToo And Mass Incarceration | Jill McCorkel | TEDxVillanovaU

Dr. McCorkel is a Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Villanova University and founder of the Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls. She is recognized as a leading expert on issues related to gender and incarceration, and is the author of Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment. Jill discusses how the Me Too movement exposed the ways that sexual assault, violence, and harassment reinforce and deepen gender discrimination and gender inequality in a variety of employment, educational, and cultural settings. Her talk, titled "MeToo And Mass Incarceration," urges us to examine these issues in the context of the criminal justice system and women's incarceration. Dr. McCorkel is a Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Villanova University and founder of the Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls. She is recognized as a leading expert on issues related to gender and incarceration, and is the author of Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment. Jill discusses how the Me Too movement exposed the ways that sexual assault, violence, and harassment reinforce and deepen gender discrimination and gender inequality in a variety of employment, educational, and cultural settings. Her talk, titled "#MeToo And Mass Incarceration," urges us to examine these issues in the context of the criminal justice system and women's incarceration. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx