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We write on behalf of over 300 women who work in film, television and theater. A little more than two months ago, courageous individuals revealed the dark truth of ongoing sexual harassment and assault by powerful people in the entertainment industry. At one of our most difficult and vulnerable moments, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (the Nationa We also want all victims and survivors to be able to access justice and Farmworker Women's Alliance) sent us a powerful and compassionate message of solidarity for which we are deeply grateful. support for the wrongdoing they have endured. We particularly want to lift up the voices, power, and strength of women working in low-wage industries where the lack of financial stability makes them vulnerable to high rates of gender-based violence and exploitation. To the members of Alianza and farmworker women across the country, we see you, we thank you, and we acknowledge the heavy weight of our common experience of being preyed upon, harassed, and exploited Unfortunately, too many centers of power from legislatures to by those who abuse their power and threaten our physical and economic boardrooms to executive suites and management to academia lack security. We have similarly suppressed the violence and demeaning harassment for fear that we will be attacked and ruined in the process of speaking out. We share your feelings of anger and shame. We harbor evironment that is ripe for abuse and harassment against women fear that no one will believe us, that we will look weak or that we will be dismissed; and we are terrified that we will be fired or never hired again in retaliation. gender parity and women do not have equal decision-making authority. This systemic gender-inequality and imbalance of power fosters an Therefore, we call for a significant increase of women in positions of leadership and power across industries. In addition, we seek equal representation, opportunities, benefits and pay for all women workers, not to mention greater representation of women of color, immigrant women, Dear disabled women, and lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women, whose experiences in the workforce are often significantly worse than their white, cisgender, straight peers. The struggle for women to break in, to rise up the ranks and to simply be heard and acknowledged in male-dominated workplaces must end; times up on this impenetrable monopoly. JANUARY 1, 2018 We are grateful to the many individuals survivors and allies- who are speaking out and forcing the conversation about sexual harassment, sexual assault, and gender bias out of the shadows and into the spotlight. We fervently urge the media covering the We also recognize our privilege and the fact that we have access to enormous platforms to amplify our voices. Both of which have drawn and driven widespread attention to the existence of this problem in our industry that farmworker women and countless individuals employed in other industries have not been afforded. isters disclosures by people in Hollywood to spend equal time on the myriad experiences of individuals working in less glamorized and valorized trades. To every woman employed in agriculture who has had to fend off unwanted sexual advances from her boss, every housekeeper who has tried to escape an assaultive guest, every janitor trapped nightly in a building with a predatory supervisor, every waitress grabbed by a customer and expected to take it with a smile, every garment and factory worker forced to trade sexual acts for more shifts, every domestic back. As a first step towards helping women and men across the country worker or home health aide forcibly touched by a client, every immigrant seek justice, the signatories of this letter will be seeding a legal fund woman silenced by the threat of her undocumented status being reported to help survivors of sexual assault and harassment across all industries in retaliation for speaking up and to women in every industry who are subjected to indignities and offensive behavior that they are expected to o their experiences. tolerate in order to make a living: We stand with you. We support you. Harassment too often persists because perpetrators and employers never face any consequences. This is often because survivors, particularly those working in low-wage industries, don't have the resources to fight challenge those responsible for the harm against them and give voice We remain committed to holding our own workplaces accountable, pushing for swift and effective change to make the entertainment industry a safe and equitable place for everyone, and telling women's Now, unlike ever before, our access to the media and to important decision makers has the potential of leading to real accountability and consequences. We want all survivors of sexual harassment, everywhere, tories through our eyes and voices with the goal of shifting our society's to be heard, to be believed, and to know that accountability is possible. perception and treatment of women. In Solidarity

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