Witherspoon has no first hand experience in other industries to my knowledge. If she has, then she should be specific and not trash industries across the board.
She should address what she herself has experienced, in the industry she is involved in.
If people in other industries have problems, and I don’t doubt that they do have some, then it’s up to them to come out and say so, relate their experiences.
Witherspoon was running cover for the movie industry. In effect, she is still running cover for the industry whose members abused her. Oh, they’re no worse than any other industry mind you. (by inference)
I don’t know of other industries where the top named female employees are sexually abused to the extent the movie industry female employees have been.
Do you?
I don’t deny there are bad eggs out there. They should all be rooted out.
It bothers me when there is a problem, and people try to blame that problem on everyone. It’s tantamount to saying, “All men are abusers.” No, not all men are abusers. Some men are.
Is every man a Bill Clinton, a Harvey Weinstein? No.
Some women claim that. That’s why I reject the loose or shotgun blame games. Specifics only, thanks.
As for you keeping the door open, good for you. Smart move.
The “Sleep your way to the top” game has been going on for a long time. I suspect I saw it a few times at my old job.
However, I can also so that wasn’t a quid pro quo arrangement. The relationship started first, and the benefits followed.
I know more than a few.. well woman engineers, who not only don’t play that game, we be hard pressed to even THINK of playing that game. Hence why I had three twenty some year old women engineers in my office. They were not worried about me, and I had to keep telling them to leave certain topics of discussion out.
Not saying it hasn’t happened, or that it doesn’t, but there are very strict laws and rules in place. Those rules are in place for a reason
Modeling, certainly. Music, perhaps?
The key factor is the oversupply of labor. Many more people want to be actors, models, or musicians than the market will support. Therefore, those who get a chance to make it will do things that retail clerks, programmers, accountants, or trash collectors won't.