In January, the #MeToo movement gave way to Time's Up, a coalition
of 300 (and
growing) prominent women in Hollywood standing up against the systemic problem
of not only sexual misconduct, but also to address the
imbalance of power in the workforce confounded by issues
of gender disparity in jobs and pay leading to ongoing injustice and inequality.
First, the United States — the declining hegemonic
power but still the leading driving force
of the global capitalist economy — has been characterized by
growing internal and external financial
imbalances.