Emma Watson Opened Up About Sexual Harassment at the Golden Globes 2018
Emma Watson said she’s experienced the “full spectrum” of sexual harassment on the 2018 Golden Globes red carpet.
During the 2018 Golden Globes on January 7, Emma Watson opened up about sexual harassment in the entertainment industry. According to Variety, Emma said she’s experienced a range of harassment since she started in the spotlight.
“It’s amazing because I have experienced the full spectrum,” Emma said, after she was asked about whether she’s experienced sexual harassment. “But I think that for me, what is amazing is that my experiences are not unique, the experiences of my friends are not unique, the experiences of my colleagues are not unique. This issue is so systemic, structural. The statistics around, even just in the United Kingdom, women between ages 18 and 24, just huge, huge, huge numbers say that they have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace.”
Emma is right. The Guardian reports a 2016 poll found 63% of women ages 16 to 24 reported experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace. In the United States, Broadly reports a 2016 poll found two-thirds of women ages 18-24 said they’d been sexually harassed at work.
As more and more people speak up about sexual harassment, Emma said collecting so many stories shows just how widespread the issue is.
“You realize if you speak to most women they have an experience, they have a story,” she said. “We’re just uncovering. We’re just scratching the surface of this.”
Emma attended the award show with Marai Larasi, MBE, the executive director of the UK-based Black-feminist network organization Imkaan. Marai has worked toward ending violence against women and girls for more than 20 years. The pair both wore black as part of the #TimesUp initiative, started as a response to the allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Harvey Weinstein, in an effort to change how women in Hollywood and across the globe are treated. Emma, along with acresses like Emma Stone and Shailene Woodley, brought activists and advocates as their guests to this year’s Golden Globes.
This year, in light of the sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood and other industries Teen Vogue is highlighting the 2018 Golden Globes with an eye for change. Click here to read more about how we’re approaching this year’s award show. You can join the #TimesUp initiative that stands in solidarity with those affected by sexual misconduct here.
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