Time’s Up’s New President And CEO On What She Calls The “Civil-Rights Movement Of The 21st Century”
On January 1, 2018, more than 300 women working in Hollywood— actresses, writers, directors, producers, executives—published a “Dear Sisters” letter spurred by the #MeToo movement. It pledged support for less-privileged women to help ensure they too would benefit in the fight against systemic workplace sexual harassment playing out nationwide. And thus was born Time’s Up, the famous movement that includes a multimillion-dollar legal-defense fund, a drive to reach gender parity at studios and talent agencies, and a plan to push legislation that would discourage the use of nondisclosure agreements and penalize companies found to tolerate persistent harassment.
For its first year, Time’s Up was leaderless—the work was done by volunteers and working groups—but ahead of its one-year anniversary, the organization hired its first president and CEO: Lisa Borders. As the former head of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), Borders knows how to fight for women, and as the former president of the Atlanta City Council, she’s experienced in pushing for policy change. On her second day on the job, she chatted with us about what she hopes to accomplish.
Marie Claire: What did you think when you saw #MeToo going viral?
Lisa Borders: My first thought was Oh my gosh, this is terrible. But it was clear with the pickup on social media that people would not feel isolated. I remember thinking it’s horrific, but out of that trauma a new community is being formed, and that means there will be support for the survivors.
MC: When did you go from observing to realizing you wanted to help?
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