The activist movement #MeToo began on social media on 21^ο century. Violence against another person, usually against a weak man and an unsuspecting woman of color, abuse in the #MeToo movement became a public image when abused partners or teenagers and minors gained a voice online. Speaking out was certainly a huge step in the right direction—we all know what is happening and, as a society, we are now taking the appropriate decisions towards legal resolution. However, publicizing incidents by name with the immediate goal of irrevocably punishing the perpetrators has led to the overexposure of victims and, in some cases, to no result. Nevertheless, this cycle reopens issues of patriarchy, as each public confession indirectly implies a new and perhaps even more painful abuse.

The four waves of the feminist movement

A century ago, in the early 20th century,^no century, the British Suffragettes With their intense activism, they were often imprisoned. For several decades, both middle-class and working-class women fought for the right to equal political participation. The political agenda simultaneously opened up social equality, as women would now have a say in the legal framework for education and, above all, for work (first wave). Men at that time were not all positive, quite the contrary, and that is why the second wave focused on gender relations. On an interpersonal level, the sexual revolution With the 1950s and hormonal contraception (1954, Gregory Pincus), it reached its peak in the following decades of the 1960s and 1970s. Fertility control is now a personal decision. Liberation is therefore twofold: on the one hand, it concerns people's sexual freedom, and on the other, the decriminalization of abortion (second wave).

However, the rise in crime and gender-based violence led the feminist movement to make new demands. Since the 1980s, and especially since the 1990s, new demands have once again focused on safety at work, equal pay, effective measures to combat domestic violence, and the right to a happy life (third wave). The fascism of modern societies highlights how sexual harassment at school, especially at university and, of course, at work, is becoming increasingly widespread, with clear economic and, secondarily, social consequences.

Male dominance is reinforced because the number of femicides widens the gender violence gap and sometimes brings back images of tragic gender-based incidents. Gender-based violence affects not only women but also men, whether heterosexual or homosexual. The identifications that now differentiate social gender sometimes divert the traditional roles of biological sex (sex) into free will choices—this is when queer theory emerges and, through multiple identities, the LGBTQIA+ community develops. The interdisciplinary research on gender It began in universities, when the 21st^os The 20th century brought gender studies to Greek higher education, within the humanities and social sciences.

Similar programs were included in the project «Awareness-raising for Educators and Intervention Programs for the Promotion of Gender Equality» and «Support Programs for Women in Undergraduate and Graduate Studies. Study Programs and Research Programs for Women» of the Operational Program for Education and Initial Vocational Training (EPEAEK II, 2000-2006). The European project was implemented by the Research Center for Gender Equality under the supervision of the General Secretariat and in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.. The end of the third wave of feminism worldwide was a general attempt by the educational community to «exploit» gender equality in secondary and higher education for the sake of good intentions..

At the same time, the need for professional application of academic knowledge brought many non-governmental organizations to the forefront of the feminist movement, primarily as a means of protecting abused women and not initially as a form of activism. Non-governmental organizations approached gender-based violence as a burning issue, with ample social space for work, without prior activism or intervention. However, feminist research was not going to remain static in its application or academic teaching. Activist action with the publicisation of gender-based violence on Twitter by Tarana Burke has brought about, since 2006, through social media and the free internet, the new global feminist movement #Me Too (fourth wavePersonally, I have never learned what punishment is appropriate for anyone who commits any form of violent act, whether physical or verbal. Nevertheless, I must acknowledge the courage shown in publicly revealing this information to the citizens.

Overexposure to the fourth wave

Survivors speaking openly about abuse became the post-feminist cause after the new millennium, reacting to the silence of previous decades. I speak, therefore I am liberated. The open discussion on issues of violent harassment and sexual abuse may have taken place outside of closed boundaries, but unfortunately it took a circular turn. The media report is made once, but its reproduction by all other media outlets on a daily basis strongly recycles the emotional and psychological burden on people, without always resulting in the timely punishment of the perpetrators (delays mainly due to the statute of limitations or lack of evidence or multiple postponements). The aim of public reporting is not to professionalize public discourse, much less to perform pain, as activist Tarana Burke points out, but to achieve social reintegration through unwavering support.

When we launched the Greek #Me Too last year, we remember that it started with traditional media and then moved on to alternative news sources. In January 2021, gender-based violence became a television revelation on major channels. The discussion was opened, but some cases never went to court (perhaps because not everything can be proven without cameras or written testimony); instead, the response has now come with a delay. The most reliable channel is the internet. Because in this country, it is not institutions that function, but individuals, as Ms. Sofia Iordanidou points out in her article entitled «The lack of trust in institutions and activism» in Journalism, people do not trust either state structures or traditional media, which is why many readily resort to alternative solutions. In the denunciatory activism of the media, where trust has been won, this belief has become an established truth. However, publicity itself, without a state safeguard for future exploitation, ultimately leads to the victim being trapped in public exposure.

An important question is who chooses the media context in which to speak, while the second question is undoubtedly the moment we choose. When the issue is recent, what seems to take precedence is not the systemic medium, but a social medium or the internet. The paternalistic model of women's protection emerging from a culture of violence is not new (rape culture). This overexposure of female protection with #MeToo reproduces the perpetual violence in public life, because it weakens female public discourse in the digital age, and above all delays the healing of the trauma. However, the timely involvement of justice should be the ultimate goal and not what is publicly referred to as an end in itself. If publicity acts as a lever of pressure, then we really need to consider what we are not doing right as a state. Every person who is overexposed and finds themselves in a difficult position needs diverse support –not just protection.

I do want you to protect me, but from whom, perhaps from yourself?;