#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

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...