Weinstein story needs to move beyond egregious acts of a single predator

The Weinstein story was flavour of the week. Institutionalized inequality is not.

American film mogul Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company. Mr. Weinstein was fired from his own board, The Weinstein Company last week, following numerous allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

October 16, 2017

OTTAWA—The ignominious end to Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has all of us in agreement. This predator got what he deserved. But the larger question remains. How did he get away with it for so long? How was he able to assault so many women with so much impunity? Why did so many people say noth...

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