The #MeToo movement is a part of which wave of feminism?

A. First Wave

B. Second Wave

C. Third Wave

D. Fourth Wave

E. Fifth Wave

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The #MeToo movement is a part of Fourth Wave feminism.Important Points

• The fourth wave of feminism is a phase of feminism that began around 2012 and is characterized by a focus on the empowerment of women and the use of internet tools and is centered on intersectionality.
• Fourth-wave feminism is associated with online feminism, especially using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and other forms of social media to discuss and activate gender inequality and social justice.
• Therefore #Me too movement is part of the fourth wave of feminism. 

Additional Information

• The first wave of feminism refers to the period of feminism during the late 19th and early 20th century in the US, UK, and Canada.
• The first wave of feminism is also known as the suffragist movement because it was centered around the right to vote. 
• The second wave of feminism started from the 1960s to 1980s and focussed on issues of equality in the private spheres of women's lives like abortion rights.
• The third wave of feminism came in the early 1990s and it focussed on the issue of intersectionality. 
• The third wave sees women’s lives as intersectional, demonstrating how race, ethnicity, class, gender, and nationality are all significant factors when discussing feminism.