Gretchen Carlson: How we can end sexual harassment at work
Gretchen Carlson: Hoe stoppen we ongewenste intimiteiten op de werkplek?
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a much-deserved promotion,
een welverdiende promotie,
met je benen wijd.'"
schreven op een papiertje
wrote down on a piece of paper
that I could do for them.
die ik hen kon verlenen.
om een kantoor met een raam."
was an office with a window."
I could get a bill out of committee;
door de commissie kreeg,
kniebeschermers bij me had."
uit de weerzinwekkende verhalen
of the horrific stories
in het afgelopen jaar,
over the last year,
workplace sexual harassment.
naar seksuele intimidatie op de werkplek.
for millions of women,
voor miljoenen vrouwen
hun werk willen doen.
maakt geen onderscheid.
of democraat of onafhankelijk.
a Democrat or an Independent.
that you can take that power back.
dat je die macht terug kan nemen.
helemaal alleen.
started to happen.
started reaching out to me
of pain and agony and shame.
over pijn, verdriet en schaamte.
that even in the 21st century,
dat zelfs in de 21e eeuw
elke dag tijdens overleg
die hij had zitten kijken,
that he'd watched the night before
op zijn blocnote.
that vile c-word every day.
haar elke dag uit voor k...
een deal op Wall Street.
Wall Street deal again.
one-dollar bills in her face,
één dollarbiljetten voor haar neus
dat ik heel veel te doen had.
-- waar we het van weten --
in the workplace.
met seksuele intimidatie op de werkplek.
never get reported.
als leugenaars en onruststokers.
and troublemakers
en gekleineerd, gedegradeerd
in many cases, career-ending.
is vaak het einde van je carrière.
in their chosen profession,
in het beroep van haar keuze
van mijn jaar als Miss Amerika
of my year as Miss America,
met een hoge TV-baas in New York City.
a very high-ranking TV executive
door allerlei mensen te bellen.
throughout the day,
liet hij zich ineens op me vallen
he suddenly lunged on top of me
into the business" -- silly me --
dat met 'in het vak komen'
met een belangrijke uitgever,
meeting with a high-ranking publicist,
so hard into his crotch,
zo hard in zijn kruis
out of all of your self-confidence.
dodelijk voor je zelfvertrouwen.
noemde ik, tot voor kort,
so much work to do.
a lot of well-known people,
where we'd be today.
waar we vandaag zouden staan.
harassment in the workplace;
intimidatie op de werkplek.
my first gig in television news
mijn eerste baan als nieuwslezeres
en dat roze jasje.
with the bright pink jacket.
that blondes have a lot of brains.
dat blondjes heel veel hersens hebben.
stories I covered
ging mijn eerste reportage
in Washington, DC.
in Washington DC.
in the workplace.
met seksuele intimidatie op de werkplek.
op het platteland van Virginia
when he touched my breasts
toen hij mijn borsten aanraakte
against the passenger door --
om uit de auto te rollen
rolling outside of that door
zoals in de film,
like I'd seen in the movies,
hoeveel pijn het zou doen.
Harvey Weinstein came to light --
naar buiten kwam --
movie moguls in all of Hollywood --
filmproducenten in Hollywood --
what I had done meant something.
dat wat ik gedaan had, iets betekende.
van de jaren 60 en 70
of the '60s and '70s,
with sexual harassment.
met seksuele intimidatie.
and find another career."
en carrière vinden."
met twee banen dan,
working two jobs,
wordt op haar werk.
that Uber engineers wear in Silicon Valley
in Silicon Valley zijn zó uitdagend.
because they want to be famous and rich."
omdat ze rijk en beroemd willen worden."
and richest singers in the world,
en rijkste zangeressen ter wereld,
met haar aanrandingszaak
with her groping case
and sexual harassment in the workplace:
en seksuele intimidatie op de werkplek:
een veilige en vriendelijke werkplek
getting our power back?
and enablers into allies.
veranderen in bondgenoten.
corporations right now
van de Amerikaanse bedrijven
over seksuele intimidatie.
heeft een preventieprogramma.
don't come forward.
dit het 'omstandereffect'.
called it the "bystander effect."
if we carried that through
als dat ook toegepast zou worden
regarding sexual harassment --
seksuele intimidatie op de werkplek --
these incidences;
to their face;
of je een verplichte arbitrageclausule
a forced arbitration clause
harassment claims unheard."
seksuele intimidatie niet worden gehoord."
ontneemt je het recht
your Seventh Amendment right
berecht te worden.
witnesses or depositions.
en verklaringen.
picks the arbitrator for you.
does the employee win.
wint de werknemer.
wat er met je gebeurd is.
working so diligently
a Republican or Democrat first.
Republikein of Democraat bent.
wat er met ons gebeurd is.
voor de volgende generaties.
in mijn beslissing
my resolution was announced,
over wat zij zouden doormaken.
about what they would face.
from school and she said,
wat er met jou gebeurd is deze zomer."
what happened to you over the summer."
to stand up to two kids
die haar het leven zuur maakten,
of courage is contagious.
je geïnspireerd heeft
has inspired you,
melden zich en zeggen:
are coming forward and saying,
(Applaus)
whose careers were lost
wier carrières eindigden
intimidated or set back;
geïntimideerd en achtergesteld worden.
worden opgelegd door de gevestigde orde
by the ways of the establishment
zoals zij voorbestemd is te zijn.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gretchen Carlson - TV journalist, women's empowerment advocateGretchen Carlson is a tireless advocate for workplace equality and women's empowerment.
Why you should listen
Named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2017, Gretchen Carlson is one of the nation's most highly acclaimed journalists and a warrior for women. In 2016, Carlson became the face of sexual harassment in the workplace after her lawsuit against Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes paved the way for thousands of other women facing harassment to tell their stories. Carlson's advocacy put her on the cover of TIME, and her new book, Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back, joined the New York Times best-seller list the week it was published. She became a columnist for TIME's online "Motto" newsletter in 2017, focusing on gender and empowerment issues.
Carlson's ongoing work on behalf of women includes advocating for arbitration reform on Capitol Hill; in 2018, she plans to testify before Congress about workplace inequality and forced arbitration clauses in employment contracts. Carlson also created the Gift of Courage Fund and the Gretchen Carlson Leadership Initiative to support empowerment, advocacy and anti-harassment programs for girls and underserved women.
Carlson hosted "The Real Story" on Fox News for three years; co-hosted "Fox and Friends" for seven years; and in her first book, Getting Real, became a national best-seller. She co-hosted "The Saturday Early Show" for CBS in 2000 and served as a CBS News correspondent covering stories including Geneoa's G-8 Summit, Timothy McVeigh’s execution, 9/11 from the World Trade Center and the Bush-Gore election. She started her reporting career in Richmond, Virginia, then served as an anchor and reporter in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dallas, where she produced and reported a 30-part series on domestic violence that won several national awards.
An honors graduate of Stanford University, Carlson was valedictorian of her high school class and studied at Oxford University in England. A child prodigy on the violin, she performed as a soloist with the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra at age 13, and in 1989, became the first classical violinist to win the Miss America crown.
Ever grateful for the opportunities provided to her and imbued with a "never give up" attitude, Carlson has mentored dozens of young women throughout her career. She serves as a national trustee for the March of Dimes, a member of the board of directors for the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, Connecticut and a trustee of Greenwich Academy, an all-girls preparatory day school in Greenwich, Connecticut. Carlson is married to sports agent Casey Close and mom to their two children.
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