Time's Up

Time's Up is an organization and movement launched in 2018 to address sexual harassment and inequality in workplaces. It combines public advocacy with efforts to support people facing workplace misconduct.

Me Too movement: A movement against sexual violence and harassment, popularized globally in 2017 by survivor and activist Tarana Burke. The movement's visibility helped create the climate for Time's Up's workplace-focused launch.
Time's Up Legal Defense Fund: A fund established in 2018 to help people facing workplace sexual harassment obtain legal and public-relations support. It turned the movement's visibility into practical assistance for workers with limited resources.
#MeToo: A hashtag and public movement through which people shared experiences of sexual harassment and assault. Time's Up helped extend this public reckoning toward workplace systems and institutional change.
Intersectionality: A framework for understanding how overlapping social identities shape exposure to discrimination and power. Critics asked whether a movement prominent in entertainment addressed workers facing multiple forms of exclusion.
Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations: Public allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against film producer Harvey Weinstein that emerged prominently in 2017. The allegations intensified public scrutiny of abuse and power in entertainment before Time's Up began.
Workplace sexual harassment: Unwelcome sexual conduct in a work-related setting that affects employment or creates a hostile environment. Addressing this form of misconduct is the movement's central workplace aim.
Workplace sexual misconduct policies: Employer rules and procedures for preventing, reporting, investigating, and addressing sexual misconduct at work. The movement intensified pressure on employers to review how their policies operate in practice.
Collective bargaining: Negotiation between workers, usually represented by a union, and employers over employment conditions. Worker representation offers a structural route to change beyond individual legal assistance and public campaigns.
2018 Golden Globe Awards: The 75th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, held in January 2018 in Beverly Hills. Attendees wore black and used the ceremony to amplify Time's Up's launch.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: The US federal agency that enforces laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including sex discrimination. Its enforcement system provides a legal route for some claims the movement sought to bring into view.

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