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27th February 2019
12:39pm GMT
"If a man has been touching women inappropriately for decades, why would a woman want to work for him if the only reason he’s not touching them inappropriately now is that it says in his contract that he must behave 'professionally'? "If a man has made women at his companies feel undervalued and disrespected for decades, why should the women at his new company think that any respect he shows them is anything other than an act that he’s required to perform by his coach, his therapist and his employment agreement? "The message seems to be, 'I am learning to feel respect for women so please be patient while I work on it. It’s not easy.'"Towards the end of the letter, Thompson said that while she regrets having to step away from the project, she can "only do what feels right during these difficult times of transition and collective consciousness raising." She said:
"I am well aware that centuries of entitlement to women’s bodies whether they like it or not is not going to change overnight. Or in a year. "But I am also aware that if people who have spoken out — like me — do not take this sort of a stand then things are very unlikely to change at anything like the pace required to protect my daughter’s generation."Melissa Silverstein, the founder of Women in Hollywood (which campaigns for gender equality and inclusion), praised Thompson for the letter. https://twitter.com/melsil/status/1100362474082189313 https://twitter.com/melsil/status/1100433486115209221 She called it a "rallying cry" to others and "one of the most significant moments in this [#MeToo] movement."
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