Hollywood Actresses Teams Up To Protest Sexual Assault By Producers

Over 300 prominent Hollywood female artistes, including actresses, agents, writers, directors, producers and entertainment executives have formed a strategic alliance to fight systemic sexual harassment in Hollywood and in blue-collar workplaces nationwide

Called ‘Time’s Up’, the initiative includes a legal defense fund, backed by $13 million in donations, to help less privileged women — like janitors, nurses and workers at farms, factories, restaurants and hotels — protect themselves from sexual misconduct and the fallout from reporting it

There is also legislation in plan, to penalize companies that tolerate persistent harassment, and to discourage the use of nondisclosure agreements to silence victims

Part of the plan is a drive to reach gender parity at studios and talent agencies that has already begun making headway, and a request that women walking the red carpet at the Golden Globes speak out and raise awareness by wearing black