2024-01-14 14:14:00
A new study that surveyed Hollywood entertainment industry professionals revealed that the culture of dealing with sexual harassment complaints has changed, but accountability procedures have not changed much.
The study conducted by the Hollywood Commission indicates that awareness of work ethics has increased in the years following the fall of film producer Harvey Weinstein (71 years old) and the launch of the #MeToo movement, but holding sexual harassers accountable still needs more work, according to the Associated Press.
The Hollywood Commission, headed by Anita Hill, was established in 2017 to help stop workplace harassment and discrimination in the entertainment industry. The committee includes entertainment executives, independent experts and consultants.
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More than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual abuse since his scandal was revealed in October 2017 and the MeToo movement was launched.
Weinstein denied the accusations made against him, stressing that these relationships were consensual. However, in December 2022, a New York court ordered the famous producer to be imprisoned for 23 years on rape charges, which means that he will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.
On Thursday, the committee released its second survey, drawn from interviews with more than 5,200 entertainment industry workers, on how behavior is changing in Hollywood.
In the study, which was conducted during 2022 and 2023, following a similar survey conducted in 2019-2020, it was revealed that 82 percent of workers are now aware of unacceptable behaviors in the workplace, an increase of 6 percent compared to 2020.
About 74 percent of workers said they are aware of how to share concerns about behavior in the workplace, up 6 percent from 2020.
However, only 31 percent of entertainment workers believe that powerful harassers are likely to be held accountable, and among women, this number is only 27 percent, and has remained largely unchanged in recent years.
About 41 percent (this was 33 percent in 2020) of workers who experienced or witnessed sexual abuse said they chose not to report it because they did not believe anything would be done. However, it was found that among those who reported Of their concerns, 66 percent said they would encourage others to do the same, an increase of 62 percent from 2020.
“There is an increased awareness of what behaviors are acceptable and what behaviors are unacceptable, and what systems are needed to address those issues,” Hill said in an interview. “Now, people understand that this is a systemic problem.”
Hill, who has battled sexual harassment in the workplace since her 1991 accusations against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, believes that greater awareness leads to stronger systems and more trust in them. “Culturally, there is a movement,” she says.
“This problem has probably been going on for as long as the entertainment industry has existed,” she adds. “It’s not something that will change overnight. But it will happen in big and small ways if we keep pushing for change.”
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