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| 'A wave of change': Sienna Miller hails #MeToo movement at New York summit | |
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| The actor Sienna Miller has hailed the “wave of change” enveloping the media and entertainment industries in an impassioned speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York. | |
| Speaking at an event on sexual exploitation and harassment hosted by the Guardian, UN Women and the Norwegian government, Miller praised the courage of the women who have spoken out about their experiences since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke last year. | |
| Recounting a moment when she felt professionally “undervalued and undermined” in her own career, she said: “I have really just had enough. Enough of being undervalued, enough of being undermined, enough of being disrespected, because of my gender. | |
| “A few years ago I was offered a gutsy, powerful role in a play that was close to my heart. It was a two-hander on Broadway, but I was offered less than half what my male co-star was being paid. | |
| “The decision to turn down this particular role was difficult and lonely. I was forced to choose between making a concession on my self-worth and dignity and a role that I was in love with. | |
| “It turned out to be a pivotal moment in my life. Not because I did it. But because I didn’t. | |
| “I am excited that this movement challenges the loneliness and isolation we have all felt in relatively insignificant or extreme situations. I really feel that as women, we are no longer alone.” | |
| The event, moderated by Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, was hosted on the sidelines of the fortnight-long UN Commission on the Status of Women, the annual meeting that assesses progress towards ending discrimination in member states. | |
| The CSW, the UN’s largest meeting on gender equality, this year focuses on issues facing rural women and girls, such as improving living standards, food security and access to land. The summit will also explore the efforts being made to improve women’s representation in – and access to – the media. | |
| Revelations of alleged assault by Weinstein sparked an unprecedented global movement to expose and end sexual harassment, close gender pay gaps and promote women in the media and entertainment industries. | Revelations of alleged assault by Weinstein sparked an unprecedented global movement to expose and end sexual harassment, close gender pay gaps and promote women in the media and entertainment industries. |
| Miller added: “For me, the strongest significance of the Time’s Up movement is that, by bringing to light the darkest moments of some of the most powerful women in Hollywood, it sends a message to those who admire and listen to them. | |
| “This message is that sexual harassment happens to everyone, even those who we think are untouchable because of their fame or celebrity status. It sends the message that being treated unfairly, cannot be an intrinsic part of being a woman. | |
| Friday’s discussion, entitled #MeToo – now what?, is one of more than 280 side events being hosted at the UN by agencies and member states over the duration of the CSW, which runs from 12-23 March. About 440 other events will be held in New York. More than 8,000 people from 1,121 civil society organisations have registered – the largest number of attendees to date. | Friday’s discussion, entitled #MeToo – now what?, is one of more than 280 side events being hosted at the UN by agencies and member states over the duration of the CSW, which runs from 12-23 March. About 440 other events will be held in New York. More than 8,000 people from 1,121 civil society organisations have registered – the largest number of attendees to date. |
| Pamella Sittoni, the managing editor of the EastAfrican, a weekly newspaper published in Kenya, joined Fatemah Farag, the founder of Welad el Belad and director of Women in News in the Middle East and North Africa, Matthew Winkler, the co-founder and editor-in-chief emeritus of Bloomberg News, and the executive of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on the panel. | |
| The Norwegian minister for foreign affairs, Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide, will give closing remarks. | |
| In a blog published last year, Mlambo-Ngcuka, said the #MeToo movement had expose the scale of sexual violence, and raised awareness. | In a blog published last year, Mlambo-Ngcuka, said the #MeToo movement had expose the scale of sexual violence, and raised awareness. |
| “The world is waking up to the fact that violence is not just ‘out there’ – it’s also right here. In fact, it’s everywhere, hidden in plain sight, normalised so we didn’t even see it,” she wrote. | “The world is waking up to the fact that violence is not just ‘out there’ – it’s also right here. In fact, it’s everywhere, hidden in plain sight, normalised so we didn’t even see it,” she wrote. |
| The event runs from 3.30-4.45pm GMT, 11.30am-12.45pm EDT, and will be livestreamed by UN TV on this page. | The event runs from 3.30-4.45pm GMT, 11.30am-12.45pm EDT, and will be livestreamed by UN TV on this page. |
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