A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF THE ME-TOO MOVEMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BANGALORE CITY- THE TRUE STORY UNVEILED

#MeToo Movement has been the talk of the town breathing new life into the women's spectrum and caters to the reporting of facts dealing with sexual harassment, abuse and physical and mental assault. It resulted in a widespread movement and galvanized activists all over the world. And it has brought out into the open stories that were buried deep within their hearts. #MeToo movement that gained momentum has encouraged women to come out and speak about their personal stories of sexual harassment. It was reported that majority of the cases were reported from the entertainment industry. An attempt has been to understand the actual scenario of the movement on college students and the impact of the same on their lives. A wellstructured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The results showed that majority of the cases go unreported and that majority of the victims prefer not taking any action against the predator and owing to the social stigma , silence seems to be the best alternative at hand