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The Effect Of #MeToo On The Corporate World

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The rape trial of Harvey Weinstein focuses attention anew on the #MeToo movement that arose in opposition to sexual assault and harassment.  A lot of people took notice. 

In the corporate world, economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett finds a few problems.  For one thing, she thinks too little attention has been paid to non-white victims; for another, she sees man afraid to mentor women, possibly stalling out the women's careers. 

Problems and solutions get a full airing in Hewlett's book  #MeToo in the Corporate World: Power, Privilege, and the Path Forward.  The author visits to lay out the premise. 
 

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.