The #MeToo campaign has taken us toward reducing the stigma of sexual violence, which exists in all corners of the world. This includes the humanitarian community, where 86 percent of aid workers report knowing a colleague who has experienced sexual violence in the course of their work, and I have experienced multiple incidents of sexual violence myself.

With barriers being broken for survivors, and spaces opening to give strength to their voices, the next big push must be to focus on perpetrators.

The importance of survivors finding their voices and building a community cannot be underestimated. It is undoubtedly helping survivors confront their experiences with sexual violence. It is helping us heal and develop support networks. When the campaign began, I found my voice to talk about an incident of sexual harassment I had been experiencing from a colleague, one that I had held in shame for nearly two years.

Let us have a conversation about consent. We can talk about shame, stigma, and the impact of sexual violence. We must have conversations about how to strengthen accountability and justice, and ensure that perpetrators do not slip through the cracks.

Read the full article on addressing sexual violence in the humanitarian community by Megan Nobert at Devex International Development