MeToo? What happened to Agnes Walters
by Isobel Alexander
2020-05-04 17:56:50
MeToo? What happened to Agnes Walters
by Isobel Alexander
2020-05-04 17:56:50
#MeToo? What happened to Agnes Walters is a funny but poignant tale for anyone who looks around them, doesn’t like what they see and decides it’s time to do something about it. Every morning, Agnes lay in bed and regretted ever having ac...
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#MeToo? What happened to Agnes Walters is a funny but poignant tale for anyone who looks around them, doesn’t like what they see and decides it’s time to do something about it. Every morning, Agnes lay in bed and regretted ever having accepted a job at McLaughlin Mertens … Agnes Walters has a well-paid job in a large law firm and a beautiful apartment, which she shares with her boyfriend, in a trendy part of town. What more could a young woman want? Isn’t this the definition of success? Isn’t this exactly what Agnes has worked so hard for? The truth is that Agnes’s life is far from perfect. She works crazy hours, so she never sees her boyfriend or her apartment, except late at night. Her boss is a bully. The work she does is mind numbing. To make matters even worse, she’s found that wearing a suit to work each day doesn’t protect you from being seen as little more than sexual fodder by the boys’ club. ‘Is this it?’ Agnes asks herself. ‘Is this going to be my life?’ And then things get even more complicated. When a colleague is fired, Agnes’s leave is cancelled and she finds herself the victim of her very own #MeToo moment. This sets off a bizarre chain of events, including a sex scandal, a funeral, and a wedding. Agnes must make a choice. Should she continue to play the role of a young woman who is hard working, smiles sweetly (most of the time) and always does exactly what is asked of her? Or should she take a stand against the blatant sexism she is facing, even if it means risking career suicide? It’s all very well to play the feisty heroine but Agnes knows that life isn’t a novel with a guaranteed happy ending. In the real world, things often end badly for the good girl who decides to rock the boat. 10% of the profits from #MeToo? What happened to Agnes Walters will be donated to the TIME’s UP Legal Defense Fund.
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