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Harassment without Impunity

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Published in El Mundo
(Spain) on 3 January 2018
by Editorial (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Kaleb Vick. Edited by Elizabeth Cosgriff.
The artistic director for the New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, 71, resigned yesterday after being accused of sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse by his dancers. His resignation comes as a result of an investigation by The New York Times but must be framed in the #MeToo movement, which urges women around the world to report the sexual abuse against them. It gained momentum following the accusations against powerful film producer Harvey Weinstein. It is a movement that reveals the seriousness of harassment, not only throughout the film industry but also in other artistic disciplines. It is a reality that has been hidden until now, and is a skein that should be unraveled to the end, not only for the sake of truth, but also the moral reparation of the victims.

Spain has not been disconnected to this dynamic, as evidenced by awareness about the abuses at parties such as Sanfermines.* But it has been the U.S. where the amount and scale of the allegations presented has moved more than 300 illustrious Hollywood women to launch a legal defense fund to help women with fewer resources. The challenge is to promote legislation with a double objective: on the one hand, penalize companies that do not take measures against persistent sexual harassment, and on the other, promote parity in film studios and talent agencies. Strong measures are needed in order to not let any case of sexual abuse go unpunished.

*Editor's Note: Sanfermines, or the festival of San Fermin, is an annual celebration in Pamplona, Spain. It is most famous for the running of the bulls event.



El director artístico del New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, de 71 años, dimitió ayer tras haber sido acusado de acoso sexual y abuso físico y verbal por sus bailarines. Su renuncia llega a raíz de una investigación de The New York Times, pero hay que enmarcarla en el movimiento #MeToo (Yo también), que insta a las mujeres de todo el mundo a denunciar los abusos sexuales en su contra, y que cobró impulso a raíz de las acusaciones contra el poderoso productor cinematográfico Harvey Weinstein. Se trata de un movimiento que revela la gravedad de los acosos no sólo en la primera línea del cine sino en otras disciplinas artísticas. Una realidad hasta ahora oculta y una madeja de la que conviene tirar hasta el final, en aras no sólo de la verdad sino de la reparación moral de las víctimas. España no ha sido ajena a esta dinámica, tal como demuestra la concienciación alrededor de los abusos en fiestas como los Sanfermines. Pero ha sido en EEUU donde la cantidad y la envergadura de las denuncias presentadas ha movido a más de 300 mujeres ilustres de Hollywood a lanzar un fondo de defensa legal destinado a ayudar a defenderse a las mujeres con menos recursos. Es una iniciativa plausible, pero no basta con gestos altruistas. El desafío en esta materia pasa por impulsar una legislación con un doble objetivo. Por un lado, penalizar a las compañías que no tomen medidas contra el acoso sexual persistente. Y, por otro, fomentar la paridad en los estudios de cine y agencias de talento. Se necesitan medidas contundentes para no dejar impune ningún caso de abuso sexual.
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