Even after the MeToo movement swept through Hollywood and sent producer Harvey Weinstein to jail, sexual harassment and abuse are “routine” in Australia, a new report shows. | EXCLUSIVE by gmaddox
) suggests women are making great strides shooting film and television production.
One woman reported that an executive producer invited her to stay at his house, a lead actor put his hand up her skirt and groped her in a taxi, and a camera operator repeatedly suggested they sleep together. Another said that women’s bodies had been rated on set.A third woman reported that after being persistently sexually harassed by a crew member she was drugged and raped while on location.
“Camera departments are hyper-masculinised environments,” she said. “It’s time to stand up and be extremely clear about what’s not acceptable.”