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Women's Magazines Will Cover #MeToo But Stay Silent About Female Sex Trafficking Victims

Why do women’s publications like Refinery29 and Cosmo rarely (if ever) cover stories of child sex trafficking, yet dedicate so much of their time to scrutinizing the #MeToo movement?

By S.G. Cheah3 min read
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The past few years saw the downfall of two incredibly wealthy and politically powerful men over their many detestable sex offenses. Film producer Harvey Weinstein, arguably one of the most influential men in Hollywood, was finally brought to justice, as was Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire financier who was once Cosmopolitan’s “Bachelor of the Month.”