To continue the social discussion, as authors, as writers, and as professors, we can certainly do our part to write to different magazines and newspapers and to advocate.
After Jian Ghomeshi and in light of Trump rising in the ranks with his commentary, it's becoming much more obvious that there has been a massive problem that has been swept under the rug. Even though these people are very negative in the attitudes they manifest towards women, in one way they've helped pull the cover off a major social problem and allowed some people who might have felt somewhat silenced before to talk about it more. Certainly, I think we feel that we have more of a social ear to write and to speak to, that is more willing to listen.