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Over 300 powerful Hollywood women are fighting sexual harassment. They started a group called 'Time's Up'. They want to end inequality and the harassment of women in the USA. They said the fight for women to rise up and be heard in male-dominated workplaces must end.

Time's Up started after women reported that a movie producer had sexually harassed them. It wants women to wear black clothes at an awards ceremony to highlight inequality. An actress said Hollywood awards shows are great because of beautiful women. She said women should not dress up for an unequal Hollywood.

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Over 300 famous actresses, directors and producers in Hollywood are fighting sexual harassment. They started a movement called 'Time's Up'. They are angry about inequality and the harassment of working-class women. They published a letter. It said: "The struggle for women…rise up the ranks and to simply be heard and acknowledged in male-dominated workplaces must end". It added that "time's up" for men controlling everything.

The Time's Up movement started after many actresses reported that a movie producer had sexually harassed them. Its leaders asked actresses to wear black clothes on the red carpet at an awards ceremony. This is to speak out against sexual inequality. An actress said awards shows are better because of women's clothes, "beautiful faces" and glamour. She said women should not dress up for a Hollywood industry that is unequal.

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Over 300 women in Hollywood have joined to fight sexual harassment. They started a movement called 'Time's Up'. They don't want women to be treated unfairly. They are angry about inequality and the amount of harassment working-class women get. The women are famous actresses, agents, directors and producers. The group published a letter in newspapers. It said: "The struggle for women to break in, to rise up the ranks and to simply be heard and acknowledged in male-dominated workplaces must end". It added that "time's up" for men controlling everything.

The Time's Up movement started after many actresses reported that movie producer Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed them. Its leaders asked actresses to wear black when they walk along the red carpet at an awards ceremony on Sunday. They want women to use the red carpet to speak out against sexual inequality. An actress said: "For years, we've sold these awards shows as women, with our gowns and colors and our beautiful faces and our glamour. This time, the industry cannot expect us to go up and twirl around. That's not what this moment is about."

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Over 300 women in Hollywood have joined together to fight sexual harassment. They have started a movement called 'Time's Up'. They want men to know that time is up for women not being treated fairly and equally. They are angry about the inequality in the movie industry and the amount of harassment working-class women face around the USA. The women are famous actresses, as well as female agents, directors, executives and producers. The group paid for a letter to be printed in newspapers. It said: "The struggle for women to break in, to rise up the ranks and to simply be heard and acknowledged in male-dominated workplaces must end". It added that "time's up" for men controlling everything.

The Time's Up movement started in October, soon after many top actresses reported that movie producer Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed them. Its leaders have asked actresses to wear black when they walk along the red carpet of The Golden Globes awards ceremony on Sunday. They want women to use the red carpet to speak out against gender and racial inequality. Actress Eva Longoria said: "For years, we've sold these awards shows as women, with our gowns and colors and our beautiful faces and our glamour." She added that: "This time, the industry cannot expect us to go up and twirl around. That's not what this moment is about."

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