65% Of Hollywood Workers Doubt People In Power Will Be Held Accountable For Harassment

Even after the successful initiatives like “Me Too” and “Time’s Up,” most of the workers in Hollywood feel that the people sitting in higher positions are still not being held accountable for the harassment they inflict upon other people.

According to a recent survey conducted by The Hollywood Commission, 65% of the workers in Hollywood believe that a powerful individual, like a producer or a director, would never be held accountable for harassing others, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The survey also revealed only 23% of the people who experienced things like gender harassment and unwanted sexual attention reported it to a higher authority like their supervisor. Meanwhile, only 9% of the victims reported it to human resources, and only 4% reported an incident to the legal department.

The Hollywood Commission found these results after surveying almost 10,000 women and men who are working in the entertainment industry.

The organization also found out that only 28% of women believe that a powerful person would be held accountable for his or her actions while 45% of men said that a person in power will face the consequences.

Anita Hill, who leads the organization created by Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw, said that the information will help them focus on where the problem lies. She also noted that the whole world needs to know what is going on in the industry because it will help them in finding better solutions.

“The industry needs numbers. Everybody needs to know exactly what is going on. The more information we can provide, the better we will be able to come up with solutions together. People in power have the ability to make a change. We’ve already noticed some change, but this information allows us to really focus on where are the most important areas of concern and what kind of structures need to be put in place to deal with this idea of the lack of accountability in the industry,” Variety quoted Hill, as saying.

The findings also revealed that only 48% of the respondents feel that there has been a change since the Me Too movement started in 2017.

“Enough people feel that not enough is going to happen, if you do something bad, and that includes people who are inclined to do something bad, as well as people who are trying to stop people from doing things that are bad,” Hill said.