Lisa Graves, who served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Justice Department, as Chief Counsel for Nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and as a Deputy Chief for the U.S. Courts, discusses the emerging political clout of American women who are both running for office and mobilizing at the grassroots. And journalist Adele Stan talks about the extent to which the emerging “#MeToo” movement has exposed sexism, misogyny, harassment and discrimination in the workplace across corporate America, inside the Congress and the U.S. government and in the entertainment business. Background Briefing is a radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. A production of The Full Disclosure Media Foundation (fdmedia.org).