Kathleen Kennedy proposes zero tolerance amid Harvey Weinstein claims

Producer Kathleen Kennedy has addressed the allegations of sexual misconduct surrounding Harvey Weinstein, said a commission needs to be set up with aiming at 'zero tolerance policies for abusive behavior'.

The 64-year-old Oscar-winning producer said

Hollywood

needs to send across a strong message to 'predators' like the media mogul that being in a high place will no more be able to shield them from the consequences of their actions.


Increased awareness of the belittlement, objectification, and predation long endured by women who work in film will certainly be one result of the exposure of what Harvey Weinstein did and was permitted to do. "It seems to me that the solution would include zero- tolerance policies for abusive behavior and a secure, reliable, unimpeachable system in which victims of abuse can report what s happened to them with a confident expectation that action will be taken without placing their employment, reputations, and careers at risk," Kennedy said.

The

Lucasfilm

president suggested the body should be a network of people from all walks of life, such as specialists in labour and management practices, lawyers and legal scholars, sociologists, psychologists, feminists, activists and theorists.

"The organisations that constitute the American film industry, the studios, the unions, the guilds, and the talent agencies should immediately convene a commission charged with the task of developing new, industry-wide protections against sexual harassment and abuse," she added.