Gretchen Carlson: How we can end sexual harassment at work
Gretchen Carlson: Hur vi sätter stopp för sexuella trakasserier på arbetet
Gretchen Carlson is a tireless advocate for workplace equality and women's empowerment. Full bio
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a much-deserved promotion,
jag arbetat för så länge,
att lägga mig på skrivbordet
wrote down on a piece of paper
that I could do for them.
was an office with a window."
var ett kontor med fönster."
I could get a bill out of committee;
för att få igenom min motion,
knäskydden med mig"
of the horrific stories
over the last year,
workplace sexual harassment.
på arbetsplatser.
for millions of women,
miljontals kvinnor,
a Democrat or an Independent.
republikan eller oberoende.
that you can take that power back.
ta tillbaka din makt.
mest skrämmande upplevelse,
started to happen.
started reaching out to me
of pain and agony and shame.
vånda och skam.
that even in the 21st century,
lever på 2000-talet,
that he'd watched the night before
i sitt anteckningsblock.
that vile c-word every day.
"fitta" varje dag.
Wall Street deal again.
Wall Street slut.
one-dollar bills in her face,
1-dollarssedlar framför henne
låg framför mig.
in the workplace.
på sin arbetsplats.
never get reported.
har aldrig rapporterats.
and troublemakers
in many cases, career-ending.
innebär ofta ett slut på karriären.
in their chosen profession,
som arbetar kvar i sin profession,
of my year as Miss America,
som Miss America,
a very high-ranking TV executive
med ett antal telefonsamtal.
throughout the day,
lade han sig plötsligt över mig
he suddenly lunged on top of me
into the business" -- silly me --
innebar - dumma jag -
mina byxor.
en mycket välkänd bokförläggare,
meeting with a high-ranking publicist,
so hard into his crotch,
mot sitt skrev, så hårt
out of all of your self-confidence.
på din självkänsla.
på dessa händelser
so much work to do.
vi mycket jobb att göra.
a lot of well-known people,
mycket kända personer,
where we'd be today.
var vi skulle vara idag.
harassment in the workplace;
för sexuella trakasserier;
my first gig in television news
på TV-nyheterna
och den rosa jackan.
with the bright pink jacket.
that blondes have a lot of brains.
att blondiner har hjärna.
stories I covered
nyheten jag rapporterade,
in Washington, DC.
i Washington, DC.
in the workplace.
på min arbetsplats.
landsbygden i Virginia,
when he touched my breasts
against the passenger door --
rolling outside of that door
like I'd seen in the movies,
som jag sett på bio,
Harvey Weinstein came to light --
movie moguls in all of Hollywood --
what I had done meant something.
betydde något.
of the '60s and '70s,
sprungen ur 60- och 70-talet,
att det fortfarande är så.
with sexual harassment.
and find another career."
och starta en ny karriär"
med två jobb,
working two jobs,
sexuellt trakasserad.
that Uber engineers wear in Silicon Valley
som ingenjörerna i Silicon Valley bär,
because they want to be famous and rich."
för att bli kända och rika."
and richest singers in the world,
sångerskorna i världen,
och berömmelse
with her groping case
and sexual harassment in the workplace:
sexuella ofredanden på arbetsplatsen:
är en trygg, välkomnande
getting our power back?
vår rättmätiga makt?
and enablers into allies.
till allierade.
corporations right now
om sexuella trakasserier.
don't come forward.
called it the "bystander effect."
för "åskådareffekten".
if we carried that through
agerandet skulle spridas
regarding sexual harassment --
sexuella trakasserier på arbetsplatsen -
these incidences;
to their face;
a forced arbitration clause
harassment claims unheard."
sexuella trakasserier."
your Seventh Amendment right
tar bort rätten
witnesses or depositions.
picks the arbitrator for you.
av företaget.
does the employee win.
i 20% av fallen.
working so diligently
med politik att göra.
a Republican or Democrat first.
eller demokrat.
för kommande generationer.
mitt beslut tillkännagavs,
my resolution was announced,
hur det skulle påverka dom.
about what they would face.
from school and she said,
med dig under sommaren."
what happened to you over the summer."
to stand up to two kids
att konfrontera två barn
of courage is contagious.
has inspired you,
har inspirerat dig,
are coming forward and saying,
ställer sig upp och säger,
whose careers were lost
som förlorat sin karriär
intimidated or set back;
underskattas, skrämmas eller stå tillbaka;
by the ways of the establishment
vi var avsedda att vara.
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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