Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment by dozens of women. He denies any having non-consensual sex with anyone.
Some of the women who have emailed Gallop about alleged sexual harassment chose to leave advertising, “because of the fact that sexual harassment and bias and sexism is a systemic cultural problem in my industry,” she said.
The issues around the lack of diversity are popular in the advertising industry right now, with agencies and clients signing up to an “Unstereotype Alliance” in June, aiming to stamp out sexism in ads. But equality won’t happen until sexual harassment is dealt with, Gallop said.
“Achieving gender equality and diversity are the buzzwords at the moment but which will never happen as long as sexual harassment is endemic in every industry.”
Gallop urged men in advertising to speak up, just as Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino did last week when he told The New York Times “I knew enough to do more than I did” about Weinstein’s alleged misconduct.
“Men of my industry who have stood by, who enabled, who laughed, who joined in, who did not bear witness, if you are feeling bad now, if you want to be able to look at yourself in the mirror, it’s not too late, speak up, email me now,” Gallop urged.
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