Sentences with phrase «against sexual harassment»

Many actresses reportedly plan to wear black dresses as a sign of protest against sexual harassment and assault.

The way to protect women against sexual harassment is to clearly separate sexual and non sexual job functions and not «mix» them in any way.

How can both things (legal prostitution and protecting women against sexual harassment) be compatible at all?

Both dressed in black, the pair who recently celebrated their 21st anniversary, stood in support for the Time's Up campaign - backing the movement against sexual harassment in Hollywood.

The Time's Up campaign against sexual harassment in the wider workplace, spearheaded by celebrities including Reese Witherspoon and Ava DuVernay, is expected to be recognized in some form during Sunday's ceremony.

Hall and Chalamet, who recently completed work on Allen's most recent feature A Rainy Day in New York (due for release in 2018) both said they were donating their fee for the film to the Time's Up campaign against sexual harassment in the film industry.

New Mexico's Democratic - led Legislature is already rewriting its policy against sexual harassment in response to reports that widespread misconduct has gone unchecked.

After a year rocked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and a tide of sexual misconduct allegations that followed, women in the film industry highlighted gender inequality and the fight against sexual harassment at the Golden Globes.

How do laws against sexual harassment look like in places like Germany where prostitution was not only decriminalized, but legalized, and brought to a level of a professional occupation?

Also at 4 p.m., de Blasio will sign 11 bills that aim to strengthen protections against sexual harassment, Blue Room, City Hall, Manhattan.

California Democratic congressional candidate Gil Cisneros pushed back Friday against sexual harassment allegations waged against him a day earlier by Melissa Fazli, a Democratic candidate for California Assembly District 55.

That decision came after the New York State Legislature failed to pass the Women's Equality Act, which Gov. Cuomo said would close the gap between men's and women's salaries, introduce zero - tolerance rules against sexual harassment, fight workplace discrimination due to gender and protect abortion rights.

ET spoke to Ronan at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Tuesday, where she talked about the movement to support women speaking out against sexual harassment by wearing black at this year's Golden Globes.

US television news giant NBC came under growing pressure Friday to take tougher action against sexual harassment after another former star was accused of inappropriate conduct by former colleagues.

The shakeup marks another newsroom scandal at the paper that sparked the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment with its investigation of the disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Disclaimers and announcements taking stances against sexual harassment across genders continue this week by Artforum staff and art professionals at large in the wake of a lawsuit and the public reveal of allegations of long - standing sexual harassment by Artforum publisher Knight Landesman.

Frances made the revelation as she attended the awards in a black and red lip - printed dress, going against the requests of Time's Up which is standing in solidarity against sexual harassment in Hollywood.

Australian actress and campaigner against sexual harassment Cate led this year's jury, which also included actress Kristen Stewart.

Australian actress and campaigner against sexual harassment Cate Blanchett will head this year's Cannes film festival jury, organizers said Thursday.

Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri projected a ludic mood at the Rodin Museum as top actresses weighed in on the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment at the start of Paris couture week.

The letter from the party activists urging the withdrawal of the whip from Rennard is written by members of the Rock the Boat: Lib Dems Against Sexual Harassment group, which said it was deeply troubling that Clegg will would not withdraw the party whip act in the absence of an appropriate statement of regret by the peer at the centre of the controversy.

Since the spring release of Wonder Woman, in which Gal Gadot starred as the titular character, the actress has continued to play a real - life superhero when it comes to fighting back against sexual harassment and assault.

Women's rights activists detained for planning to demonstrate against sexual harassment on public transport, Reuters

Argüello - Kline said the group will negotiate with companies to protect existing benefits, increase wages, protect job security against the increasing adoption of technology at hotel - casinos, and strengthen language against sexual harassment.

As Fortune's David Z. Morris puts it, the report is «one of the most concrete indications yet that this year's stirring backlash against sexual harassment could have far - reaching impacts in the workplace.»

Some female members of Congress who will attend the State of the Union have signaled their intent to wear black as a statement against sexual harassment.

Religious conservatives rightly said that this showed the moral hypocrisy of a feminist movement that inveighed against sexual harassment and office power dynamics — until it became politically inconvenient.

ALBANY — The state Democratic Committee and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plan to target Republican congressional and state Senate districts in a campaign aimed at strengthening measures against sexual harassment and in support of abortion rights, a party official said.

During a news conference at the East Greenbush Public Library on Monday afternoon, Doran highlighted how she has recently been on the front lines in the fight against sexual harassment during her time in the Rensselaer County Legislature, introducing resolutions to address and combat workplace harassment.

Several female staffers at NBC News said they «felt forced» to sign a «women's letter» defending veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw against sexual harassment allegations, according to a new report.

«And whether it is hiring qualified women, supporting those who run for office — and also standing up against sexual harassment once and for all, saying women should not be the subjected to degradation, discrimination or harassment because of the gender in the workplace,» Hochul declared.

«Together, we will fight to protect victims of domestic abuse and human trafficking, strengthen legislation against sexual harassment in the workplace, close the gender pay gap by guaranteeing equal pay for equal work and protect a woman's right to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions.»

Trump's attack on Gillibrand sparked a fierce backlash, as critics said the president made an outlandish and sexually suggestive accusation against the Senate's foremost fighter against sexual harassment.

The state's lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, who is also from Buffalo and who is leading efforts against sexual harassment in the workplace, at first commended Hoyt for his service in government.

Participants at the 2016 American Astronomical Association meeting had signed a code of conduct that warned against sexual harassment.

An allegation against Richmond, the curator of human origins at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City, inspired a cascade of other allegations about him and motivated several senior paleoanthropologists to do battle against sexual harassment in their field.

«I hope the university is using this opportunity to re-evaluate it's process and policies so that vulnerable students have better protections in place to guard against sexual harassment from faculty moving forward.»

The cast features Jessica Chastain, who has been outspoken against sexual harassment and misconduct in the industry; Gal Gadot, who plays actual Wonder Woman; Claire Foy who embodies the Queen; Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who have owned awards season thanks to Big Little Lies; Zendaya, who is blazing the way for young Hollywood; and Oprah — who could well be the US's first female president.

The red carpet at the Los Angeles ceremony was flooded with black designer outfits as actresses raised awareness against sexual harassment and supported the Time's Up movement for gender equality.

Critics began raising new concerns about Franco on Sunday night, after he was seen wearing a Time's Up pin, in support of increased female representation and vigilance against sexual harassment and assault, at the Globes ceremony.

The fashion blackout at January's Golden Globe Awards, where women and some men wore black to show support for the #MeToo movement and Time's Up initiative against sexual harassment and gender inequality in Hollywood, changed the conversation this award season and was followed by a similar group dressing statement with white roses at this year's Grammy Awards.

And on a night where the guests wore black in a bid to support Time's Up, a movement against sexual harassment founded on January 1, 2018, by Hollywood celebrities in response to the Weinstein effect and #MeToo, it perhaps couldn't have come at a better time.

As I reported on my BAM's Blog, Munn, an OU alumna and actor known for her roles in HBO's «The Newsroom» and the «X-Men» film franchise, will give the keynote address and receive the inaugural Voice for Justice Award for her leadership and activism against sexual harassment in the workplace.

She plays a woman miner in Minnesota who in 1983 filed the nation's first class action lawsuit against sexual harassment.

Earlier that day, the Producers Guild had sent out its new guidelines against sexual harassment.

Celebrities Take a Stand Against Sexual Harassment and Abuse at the Golden Globes Ceremony, New York Employment Attorney Blog, January 10, 2018

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