Blackstone quoted in Sun Journal article on #MeToo campaign

Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, and her research were cited in a Sun Journal article about the recent #MeToo campaign. The latest campaign started with actress Alyssa Milano, who told The Associated Press she wanted to convey the scope of how often sexual harassment and assault happens and let people know they aren’t alone, according to the article. Blackstone said she and colleagues have found that up to 70 percent of women have experienced a hostile work environment with sexual joking, invasion of personal space and unwanted touching. Fifty-eight percent of men said the same. “I can’t recall a time in my lifetime when I’ve seen this many women speaking up this publicly about their experiences,” Blackstone said of the campaign.