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#MeToo could become a national reckoning – if the new House treats it like a financial crisis

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
#MeToo could become a national reckoning – if the new House treats it like a financial crisis

The 2018 midterm elections represented the first electoral referendum of the #MeToo era.

More than 500 women ran in primaries for federal office, a pipeline that ultimately led to a record number of women set to take office.

Even so, it also reveals how far women are from achieving parity in politics – they are projected to hold barely more...

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