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Hollywood producers, A-list actors, sports stars, judges, business leaders and even the President of the United States – they've all been called out by a movement born in 2017 - a movement called MeToo. Women who have experienced sexual harassment and misconduct started the movement this year, demanding change. And as Frances Read reports from Los Angeles, 2017 was the year many came forward saying they've had enough.
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VO: It started with Harvey Weinstein. But he was just the tip of a very large iceberg. Within weeks others stood accused of sexual harassment or misconduct, from actors, to top names in media and even the President of the United States. Accusations quickly moved beyond Hollywood and politics and spread to offices across the world.
TESS: "I've got experience with, you know, men making demeaning comments, sexual comments about you you have to laugh off."
VO: Writer, Tess Rafferty, is one of those in Hollywood who's speaking out.
TESS: "I had a colleague who was in a position of power over me and he was making sexual comments about me behind my back. And inappropriate knowledge of my whereabouts, you know, why did I go to this place and not say hi to him, things that made it difficult for me to do my job. I do still have nightmares about it, it made me feel under a microscope and very powerless."
VO: She wasn't the only one to speak out. Women started posting "Me Too" comments on their Facebook pages and Twitter accounts in what has become known as the "Me Too" movement - women sharing their stories of harassment and worse. But in fact it was in the world of high tech where women, ordinarily outside of the public eye, first brought attention to what was happening. The best known case - Uber - when a former employee made allegations of sexual harassment within the company. Uber immediately opened an investigation, and several weeks later, there was a change of both leadership and direction. Sal Sangi has worked in human resources for major companies for 30 years. He says these cases are changing the workplace.
SAL: "Companies, from what I've read and the ones I've been consulting with lately, are now reviewing all their policies around sexual harassment. Doing more training for both for managers in terms of what should you do if you see it or if its reported to you and also for employees receiving training if you experience it what should you do."
VO: 2017 ends with a very long list of those accused of sexual misconduct – in many different industries. But the fallout will last far longer than the New Year. The MeToo Movement is demanding change. I'm Frances Read in Los Angeles.
Hollywood producers, A-list actors, sports stars, judges, business leaders and even the President of the United States – they've all been called out by a movement born in 2017 - a movement called MeToo. Women who have experienced sexual harassment and misconduct started the movement this year, demanding change. And as Frances Read reports from Los Angeles, 2017 was the year many came forward saying they've had enough.
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http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1222Weinstein-fr-gen.mp3
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VO: It started with Harvey Weinstein. But he was just the tip of a very large iceberg. Within weeks others stood accused of sexual harassment or misconduct, from actors, to top names in media and even the President of the United States. Accusations quickly moved beyond Hollywood and politics and spread to offices across the world.
TESS: "I've got experience with, you know, men making demeaning comments, sexual comments about you you have to laugh off."
VO: Writer, Tess Rafferty, is one of those in Hollywood who's speaking out.
TESS: "I had a colleague who was in a position of power over me and he was making sexual comments about me behind my back. And inappropriate knowledge of my whereabouts, you know, why did I go to this place and not say hi to him, things that made it difficult for me to do my job. I do still have nightmares about it, it made me feel under a microscope and very powerless."
VO: She wasn't the only one to speak out. Women started posting "Me Too" comments on their Facebook pages and Twitter accounts in what has become known as the "Me Too" movement - women sharing their stories of harassment and worse. But in fact it was in the world of high tech where women, ordinarily outside of the public eye, first brought attention to what was happening. The best known case - Uber - when a former employee made allegations of sexual harassment within the company. Uber immediately opened an investigation, and several weeks later, there was a change of both leadership and direction. Sal Sangi has worked in human resources for major companies for 30 years. He says these cases are changing the workplace.
SAL: "Companies, from what I've read and the ones I've been consulting with lately, are now reviewing all their policies around sexual harassment. Doing more training for both for managers in terms of what should you do if you see it or if its reported to you and also for employees receiving training if you experience it what should you do."
VO: 2017 ends with a very long list of those accused of sexual misconduct – in many different industries. But the fallout will last far longer than the New Year. The MeToo Movement is demanding change. I'm Frances Read in Los Angeles.