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#MeToo, workplace equality and the 'wave of women': 3 essential reads

  • Written by Bryan Keogh, Economics + Business Editor

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2018.

The impact of #MeToo was arguably one of the biggest stories of 2018, beginning with the steady drumbeat of resignations of high-powered men accused of sexual misconduct and ending with a record...

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