Oprah Wants to Take Times Up Movement Global
Oprah says she is now talking to other women in the Time's Up movement to take the campaign globally and look beyond just show business. The movement has already spawned other versions around the world, including in Australia this week where stars launched the NOW campaign -- a celebrity-driven nonprofit organization to end industrial and systemic sexual harassment in the workplace. "There are conversations with the Time's Up women about how we move this into a global environment and not just confined to the United States and not just confined to what's happening in Hollywood," Oprah said. "There's some shifts. There are some things that are trends. There's some moments. But that's not change," she said. "Change is deeply rooted. It's systemic. It's when something moves and does not go back, and I don't think we're there yet. But I feel like we're at the precipice of it and we're at a place where it's highly possible." Employers may boast a slight increase in staff diversity and data may show women gaining ground in male-dominated industries, but according to Tina Tchen, the lawyer spearheading the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund and Michelle Obama's former Chief of Staff, the surface has barely been scratched. "We're a lot of years away from gender equality," she said. More here.