It’s a Man’s World: Culture of Abuse, #Metoo and Worker Flows

Cyprien Batut, Caroline Coly and Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski

No 12551, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of the #MeToo movement in the workplace, drawing on French survey data on harassment behaviours and administrative data on worker flows. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, we find that, following the #MeToo movement, women began leaving high-risk workplaces at a significantly higher rate. This increase is mainly driven by women who quit their jobs. Both men and women who exit high-risk plants subsequently adjust their job search strategies toward less toxic workplaces.

Keywords: sexual harassment; occupational gender inequality; workflows (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D7 J16 J52 J81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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