Lessons from the Weinstein scandal in Hollywood

What is our job is to ensure that we, as individuals, and as collectives, remember that the age of unchallenged sexual predators must come to a close

The question that most people are asking in America is: How? How is it possible that Harvey Weinstein, the legendary co-founder of Miramax Films, could have survived so long as an egregious sexual predator? How long have his many friends and associates — from his brother and fellow Miramax founder, to actors such as Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, to Democratic Party politicians — known about Weinstein’s activities? Did they not know? Did they look away? 

Weinstein has been accused of aggressive sexual behaviour from as far back as the early 1990s. The multiple allegations suggest that he didn’t just