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Hotel auditions should be banned, acting union says

Actingauditionsshouldnolongertakeplaceinhotelroomsorhomes,theleadingUSactors'unionhassaid.Sag-Aftra,whichorganisestheScreenActorsGuildAwards,hascalledforanendto

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Oscars chief being investigated for sexual harassment: report

JohnBailey,presidentoftheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences,thebodywhichhandsouttheOscars,isbeinginvestigatedforsexualharassment,VarietyreportedonFriday.Thet

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Swiss chocolatier sues Weinstein Company

OneofthemostfamouschocolatecompaniesintheworldisseeminglythelatestvictimintheHarveyWeinsteinscandal,filingaUSlawsuitagainstthedisgracedmogul'sformercompanyovera

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Ford president Raj Nair leaves over 'inappropriate behavior'

Fordwillhavetoadjustitstechnologystrategy,andnotfortherightreasons.Theautomaker'sNorthAmericaPresidentRajNairhasleftthecompanyafteraninternalinvestigationdeterm

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BAFTAs: UK stars call for end to harassment

EmmaWatson,EmiliaClarkeandJodieWhittakerareamongthosedemandinganendtosexualharassmentaheadoftonight'sBAFTAs.Theyareamongmorethan190ofBritain'sleadingfemalestars

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British stars set up anti-harassment fund

Nearly200femaleBritishstarsfromfilm,TVandstagehavesignedanopenlettercallingforanendtosexualharassmentacrossallindustries.EmmaThompson,KeiraKnightleyandEmmaWatso

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Mark Wahlberg donates $1.5 million after pay gap controversy

AmericanactorMarkWahlbergannouncedSaturdayhewoulddonate$1.5million(1.2millioneuros)toalegalfundforvictimsofsexualharassmentfollowingacontroversyoverthemassivepa

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Top Hollywood women launch anti-harassment initiative

Morethan300topwomeninHollywood--fromMerylStreepandJenniferLawrencetoEmmaThompsonandCateBlanchett--unveiledaninitiativeMondaytotacklepervasivesexualharassmentinw

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'One-third of teenage girls sexually harassed online'

Some31%ofgirlsaged13-17havebeentargetedwithunwantedsexualattention,comparedwith11%ofboys.Onein10ofthe1,559teensinterviewedreportedreceivingthreatsofsexualviolen

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Women have 'just started' to speak out on sexual harassment - UN Women

TheavalancheofsexualmisconductallegationsthathasrattledHollywood,USmediaandbeyondisjustbeginning,saystheheadofUNWomen,whoexpectsmanymorewomentocomeforwardbefore

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U.S. female lawmaker urges sexual harassment victims to speak out

AU.S.congresswomanonFridaypostedavideoonline,sharingherpersonalsufferingfromsexualharassmentinabidtoencourageformerandcurrentcongressionalstafferstodothesame.In

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Harvey Weinstein: Company faces harassment inquiry

NewYorkprosecutorsareinvestigatingthecompanyco-foundedbyHarveyWeinsteinfollowingallegationsofsexualassaultmadeagainstthefilmproducer.Thecivilrightsinquiryseekst

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Fidelity chairman deals with fallout from sexual harassment claims

LessthanayearintohertenureaschairmanofFidelityInvestments,AbigailJohnsonfacesacrisisamidallegationsthatthemutualfundgianthasamen’sclubmentality.Johnsonisaddress

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Harvey Weinstein expelled by Oscars Academy: statement

TheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandScienceshasexpelledHarveyWeinstein,itsaidonSaturday,amidmountingsexualharassment,assaultandrapeaccusationsagainstthedisgracedHol

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Pew says around 40 percent of Americans are harassed online

Roughlyfour-in-10Americanshavepersonallyexperiencedonlineharassment,mostcommonlyonsocialmediaplatformssuchasFacebookandTwitter,accordingtoaPewResearchCentersurv

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Hong Kong schools lack awareness of anti-sexual harassment: survey

Hong Kong schools are starving for the formulation and implementation of an anti-sexual harassment policy in the wake of the low level of awareness of the education sector on the subject, according to a survey conducted by an independent statutory body in the city.