Sentences with phrase «women over sexual harassment»

The paper found that O'Reilly and Fox had reached settlements with five women over sexual harassment and verbal abuse claims that totaled $ 13 million.

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Under Kalanick, Uber had run roughshod over regulators, faced accusations of rampant sexual harassment, and allegedly obtained medical records of a woman in who said an Uber driver in India had raped her (Uber recently settled a U.S. lawsuit that the woman had filed against the company).

In the BBC article, Eden King exposes a root cause of sexual harassment: «A belief that women are inferior to men, the belief that men should have power over women,» and, she adds, a belief that «men should be aggressors and women should be gatekeepers.»

Speculation over Ailes» future had been growing since former host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on July 6, and several women, including Megyn Kelly, the star anchor, reportedly stepped forward, saying they, too, had experienced unwanted sexual advances from Ailes.

Respondents found the outlook for women equally bleak: 51 % said that the current reckoning over sexual harassment and assault will not make «much difference» in the opportunities available to women in the workplace.

He joins a growing list of male investors and tech executives who recently lost their jobs or faced public shaming over sexual harassment scandals as more women come forward to report incidents — a trend experts say is reshaping how Silicon Valley deals with allegations of inappropriate behavior.

In this interview, Piper's response to the sexual harassment and abuse highlighted by the #MeToo movement is to call for a return to patriarchy, wherein men rule over and «protect» women who in turn «submit» to men.

Over the past 24 to 48 hours, women and girls (and men and boys) in droves have shared, in varying degrees of detail, the reality of sexual assault and harassment in their lives.

Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Roy Moore, Louis C.K., Al Franken, and plenty of men who aren't famous enough for me to recognize their names in the articles announcing their transgressions: Over the last month, as women and men have come forward to speak about sexual harassment and assault, their separate portraits of their abusers have added up to a pointillist portrait of sexual sin.

«The national reckoning over sexual harassment in the workplace was long overdue and we admire the bravery of every woman who has come forward to share intimate details about painful personal experiences.

And he hopes the cultural reckoning of the last several months over the sexual harassment of women will lead, finally, to greater rights for victims of childhood sexual abuse.

«Women deserve to make a fair wage and the same salary as any man, they deserve to work in an office free of sexual harassment, they deserve comprehensive paid family leave and they deserve control over their health and reproductive decisions,» he said in a statement reported by the Times.

The groundswell over the Harvey Weintein sexual harassment that has rocked Hollywood moved into California's capital as more than 140 women — including lawmakers, senior aides and lobbyists — came forward to denounce what they describe as pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men in the nation's most influential legislature.

Although her message calling for more strong women in the Senate will likely resonate more within the safe Democratic district, especially given the nature of Clemens» exit from the Legislature and the focus laid upon sexual harassment in both Tallahassee and the nation over the past month.

As Silver continues to face heat over his effort to keep quiet sexual harassment allegations made against now ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the speaker sat down with women members of his Democratic conference.

New Yorkers have paid more than $ 10 million over the last nine years to settle 88 cases of sexual harassment, discrimination, and related cases in state government, almost all of which were brought by women reporting groping, come - ons and demeaning treatment.

At a rally to support Moore's Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker called on Trump to resign from office over sexual harassment allegations made by several women against him, citing Sen. Al Franken's decision to do just that.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker called on President Trump on Saturday to resign from office over sexual harassment allegations made by several women against him.

The woman who accused Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D., Nev.) of sexual harassment says she provided the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee with information about the congressman's alleged misconduct well over a year before recently sharing her story with BuzzFeed News, but her complaints were never addressed.

A former special adviser to Nick Clegg has accused the police of failing women who had spoken out over sexual harassment.

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Writer / director James Toback, best known for movies like Bugsy, Two Girls and A Guy, and Black & White, is being accused by multiple women of sexual harassment over a 22 year period.

Affleck won the lead actor Oscar in February for «Manchester by the Sea,» but his awards season appearances were dogged by questions over two sexual harassment suits that were filed against him by two women in 2010 in civil court.

Director James Toback has been accused of sexual harassment by over 30 women.

Meanwhile, Hastings said Netflix will not be looking to buy the Weinstein Company, which has been devastated by the revelations surrounding Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and assault of women over several decades.

Over the weekend, The Los Angeles Times published a story on 38 women who came forward with sexual harassment allegations against director James Toback.

Over 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment, misconduct and rape, including Rose McGowan, Ashley Judd, Cate Blanchett, Asia Argento, Mira Sorvino, Salma Hayek, Gwyneth Paltrow, Uma Thurman and Annabella Sciorra.

The shadow of Harvey Weinstein, the film producer who has been accused of rape and sexual harassment by scores of women, still hovers over Hollywood and global film industry.

Salma Hayek says women in Hollywood should have become angrier sooner over the sexual harassment that goes on in the film industry.

This week Blanchett joined over 300 women across the film industry in launching Time's Up, a platform designed to provide legal support to those who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace.

A letter was sent today by 217 women and non-gender conforming folk to over a dozen studios demanding change and an end to sexual harassment and sexism in the animation industry.

In a follow up to the gallery's critically acclaimed group show «UPRISE / ANGRY WOMEN,» which opened during the week of the 2017 presidential inauguration, exhibition ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE features artwork across all mediums addressing the issues our society has faced since the election such as immigration rights, women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past WOMEN,» which opened during the week of the 2017 presidential inauguration, exhibition ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE features artwork across all mediums addressing the issues our society has faced since the election such as immigration rights, women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past year.

In a follow up to the gallery's critically acclaimed group show «Uprise / Angry Women,» which opened during the week of the 2017 presidential inauguration, exhibition One Year Of Resistance features artwork across all mediums addressing the issues our society has faced since the election such as immigration rights, women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past Women,» which opened during the week of the 2017 presidential inauguration, exhibition One Year Of Resistance features artwork across all mediums addressing the issues our society has faced since the election such as immigration rights, women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past year.

I think it's patently absurd for New York's human rights commission to be focusing on The Wing when we've had, over the last six months, numerous complaints about workplaces being absolutely hostile to women in terms of pervasive and endemic sexual harassment.

Women and Equalities Committee quizzes partner over advice on 1998 sexual harassment settlement involving disgraced movie producer

«In sexual harassment cases, text messages can be fabulous evidence,» Sellar says; «they can take the focus away from the traditional «he said / she said» credibility battle about the facts that has kept so many women from coming forward over the years.»

The exposé of a black - tie, men - only fundraising event jolted London's business and political circles, becoming a focal point for public outrage over sexual harassment and the objectification of women.

For all the outcry over how women are treated in the tech industry, the resolution of a sexual harassment case against Upload, a virtual reality start - up, shows that little has changed.