Helped start why we are here today. Why the women are here today. Im going to talk for a few minutes, then each of the women will speak, and we will have a few minutes for questions. Youe new films for those of who are not aware is a small nonprofit based in off angeles. Profitedia small based in los angeles. We do media and small documentaries. We have been following the Metoo Movement. A shout out and expression of the amazing work and wonderful investigative journalists have done that is so important on this issue and so many issues today, thank you. Well owe you a deep expression of appreciation and gratitude, not that you are working under the easiest circumstances. The resources put into the investigations are something that i think we will all look back on with greater appreciation. As we saw wave after wave of revelations coming, we started to wonder, although we kind of knew the answer, different men in different businesses, and there was one man who was not being held account
Ailes. Why dont we start out with the talking about Harvey Weinstein. That is the story everyone is talking about right now. New atrocityme occurs like yesterday or the day before. Three more people came forward with the idea that he had raped them. This has been going on for years. Settlementsight against him. Everybody in the company knew about it. I have to say, i wonder about his wife, who i gather last night announced she was leaving him, finally. How she could possibly not have heard about this how do you think this happened . How was this allowed to go on and on and have nobody ever speak out until now . Gretchen because as a society and culture, we protect harassers. If somebody can actually tell me why that is the 20 million question, why . Is it because we are protecting our own jobs . Is it because we are protecting a person in power . I think those are the top two reasons. But now that the floodgates have been opened, i give so much credit to the women who were able to tell
Every day, some new atrocity occurs, like yesterday or the day before. Three more people came forward with the idea that he had raped them. This has been going on for years and years and years. There were eight settlements against him. Obviously everyone in the company knew about it. I have to say, i wonder about his wife, who i gather last night announced she was leaving him, finally. How she could possibly not have heard about this. How do you think this happened . How is this allowed to go on and on and have nobody ever speak out until now . Gretchen because as a society and as a culture, we protect harassers. If somebody can actually tell me why that is the 20 million question, why . Why do we do that . Is it because we are protecting our own jobs . Is it because we are protecting a person in power . I think those are the top two reasons. But now that the floodgates have been opened, i give so much credit to the women who were able to tell their stories. By the way, eight settlemen
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