Cuomo resignation: The women who rise after powerful men fall

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo is the latest man forced out of power in the United States by #MeToo claims that are reshaping the political, business and media landscape.

As powerful men fall, women are increasingly stepping up to take their places, often elevating a brand or business in the process. Such is the trend in the United States, where the #MeToo movement continues to force politics, business and media to take sexual harassment claims seriously, rather than sweep them under the rug. This week, outgoing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joins a long line of men whose departure from power in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal created space for a woman to ascend.