Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Women filmmakers on Hollywood, harassment and sexism

About two dozen women have accused now-ousted studio executive Harvey Weinstein of rape or sexual harassment. Soul searching has begun around Hollywood. How could this go on for so long? Would it have helped if there were more women in positions of power in film and TV?

By Madeleine Brand • Oct 11, 2017 • 47m Listen

Photo: Louisette Geiss speaks at a news conference to allege that Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 10, 2017. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Women filmmakers on Hollywood, harassment and sexism

About two dozen women have accused now-ousted studio executive Harvey Weinstein of rape or sexual harassment. Soul searching has begun around Hollywood. How could this go on for so long? Would it have helped if there were more women in positions of power in film and TV?

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Women filmmakers on Hollywood, harassment and sexism

About two dozen women have accused now-ousted studio executive Harvey Weinstein of rape or sexual harassment. Soul searching has begun around Hollywood. How could this go on for so long? Would it have helped if there were more women in positions of power in film and TV?

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