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Introduction I am a 28 year old woman trying to make a living and a career Harvey Weinstein is a 64 year old world famous man and this is his company The balance of power is me 0 Harvey Weinstein 10 Kantor and Twohey 2017 October 5 In 2015 Lauren O Connor a former assistant to film producer Harvey Weinstein wrote this in a memo to executives at Weinstein s company She described the business as a toxic envi ronment for women and accused Weinstein of sexual harassment Kantor and Twohey 2017 October 5 She and further victims were however silenced with settlements until The New York Times published an article in October 2017 in which a number of women accused Weinstein of sexual harassment and abuse over three decades Kantor and Twohey 2017 October 5 Articles published by other newspapers that address the scandal therefore look at two different sides the male accused and the female accusers The balance of power between these two sides which Lauren O Connor referred to in her letter to business executives is noticeable in the representation of these male and female social actors in the media
