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Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund: What You Need to Know

The National Women’s Law Center will match women who need legal representation with lawyers able and willing to do it. In some of the cases there may be reimbursement to those lawyers for their out...

Oprah’s Time’s Up Interview: How to Rehab Bad Men?

Effectively, it is a loose organization of Hollywood women which Reese Witherspoon reportedly started with a series of casual emails. It’s started a $16 million defense fund subsidizing legal support for victims of workplace harassment, to be...

The Full Story Behind Connie Britton’s 2018 Golden Globes ‘Poverty Is Sexist’ Sweater

However, as soon as there were detractors on social media, there were just as many folks responding to set the record straight on the brand's ethical practices: Though the price can feel prohibitive to many, it's due to...

Everything you need to know about the anti-harassment initiative Time’s Up

Time’s Up is leaderless, but the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) will administer its legal fund. NWLC Legal Director Sunu Chandy tells the Daily Dot that the partners are still working out the details. Tina...

Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie earn $18 million less than Matt Lauer for the same job

A recent study conducted by the National Women’s Law Center found that mothers are paid 71 cents for each dollar earned by fathers, even when the occupation is accounted. Emily Martin, NWLC vice president for...

Ava DuVernay on #TIMESUP: Hollywood Must Stand Up for Those Without a Voice

The group's plan includes proposing legislation to thwart practices used by companies to silence victims (like the use of non-disclosure agreements), encouraging social protests like the divisive Golden Globes blackout, and establishing a robust legal...