Posts tagged Sexual Harassment
Changing Tide? What Top Firings For Workplace Harassment Mean & What You Can Do
Changing Tide? What Top Firings For Workplace Harassment Mean & What You Can Do

It’s about time. Consequences for those committing sexual harassment at work is having a moment—lots of moments. And those consequences run all the way to the top of large organizations. In media and entertainment, FOX News fired high profile host Tucker Carlson in wake of sexual harassment allegations. Actor F. Murray Abraham was fired from “Mythic Quest” for sexual jokes. Journalist Don Lemon was fired from CNN for sexist and ageist comments on air as well as misogynistic treatment of colleagues. NBC Universal announced CEO Jeff Shell was out of there for an inappropriate relationship.

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Changing the Workplace, Movement BuildingMichele WeldonSexual Harassment, Workplace Culture, me too, Times UpComment
Going “On the Record” About How Sexual Harassment and Violence Erase Women and Thwart Their Leadership Intentions
Going “On the Record” About How Sexual Harassment and Violence Erase Women and Thwart Their Leadership Intentions

Issue 141— September 7, 2020

Drew Dixon’s resume includes Former Vice President of A&R at Arista Records, a former director of A&R at Def Jam Recordings, the former general manager of John Legend’s label Homeschool Records, and the former manager of recording artist Estelle. She produced more hit records than I can count with artists you know. Dixon is the founder of the independent label The Ninth Floor, the tech-enabled beauty start-up EverythingDid, and the co-creator of the TV series Reciprocity.

Definitely an ambitious and intentional woman who knew from her teenage years that working in the music business was her dream.

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The SumGloria FeldtSexual Harassment, Career Path, Women In Music, Women Leaders, Mental Health, Workplace CultureComment
Did “Bombshell” Bomb Because It's Too True? #MeToo At Work  
Did “Bombshell” Bomb Because It's Too True? #MeToo At Work  

“No one will believe you. They will call you a liar. Do you think women are idiots?” It’s a turning point in the recent movie, “Bombshell,” when Charlize Theron playing Megyn Kelly says it in a meeting at Fox News. The movie has many shocking and pivotal moments, from Nicole Kidman playing Gretchen Carlson who says, “Someone has to speak up, someone has to get mad,” to the emotional breakdown of Margot Robbie playing a fictional character, Kayla, who was sexually assaulted by FOX News head Roger Ailes in his office.

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Change Leadership, Changing the Power Par..., Changing the Workplace, Leadership/Political a..., Media, Movement BuildingMichele WeldonWomen In Film, Me Too, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, MediaComment