Martine St-Victor: As feminist messaging evolves, old struggles remain Merchandise and hashtags can help raise awareness, but they shouldn't overshadow substantive efforts to address violence and discrimination. Author of the article: Martine St-Victor • Special to Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Mar 03, 2021 • March 3, 2021 • 3 minute read • People carry signs addressing the issue of sexual harassment at a #MeToo rally outside of Trump International Hotel on December 9, 2017 in New York City. "While wearing the T-shirt and sharing such hashtags as #MeToo have helped raise awareness of such issues as invisibility and violence against women, on their own they certainly aren’t the solutions to the inequalities and injustices women still face," Martine St-Victor writes. Photo by Stephanie Keith /Getty Images