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Golden Globes 2018: How All the Women on the Red Carpet Protested

Actresses on the 2018 Golden Globes red carpet arrived with activists to address the sexual assault epidemic and gender disparity in the workplace.


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As expected, the women arriving to the 2018 Golden Globes red carpet were unapologetically political. Actresses addressed Hollywood’s sexual assault epidemic through various measures—some showed up to the carpet with activist dates, others arrived with fellow actresses committed to the Time’s Up movement on their arms, and nearly everyone wore black to bring awareness to the intersectional Time’s Up initiative.

The outspoken Emma Watson brought special guest and activist Marai Larasi to the carpet, where the two of them discussed Larasi’s U.K. organization Imkaan, which is “aimed at responding to and preventing violence against black minoritized women and girls.” According to Watson, Golden Globe nominee Michelle Williams was the one to suggest bringing activists as dates to the red carpet, and Larasi was Watson’s first choice for discussing the solidarity initiative in Hollywood and workplaces everywhere. Williams joined forces on the carpet with Tarana Burke, the creator of the #MeToo movement, Emma Stone brought Billie Jean King (whom she portrayed in a Golden Globe nominated performance in Battle of the Sexes) as her date, and Amy Poehler, Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, and Shailene Woodley all followed suit with an activist guest on the carpet.

America Ferrera and Natalie Portman showed up as each other’s dates to espouse the efforts of the Time’s Up movement’s legal fund to acquire funds to protect women in all workplaces from harassment and gender pay gaps.

Showing up to the carpet with activist dates wasn’t the only method for actresses to address the movement for equality and gender parity in Hollywood—some decided to just go straight for the jugular and openly criticize the media machine on national television. While on the E! News red carpet, Will & Grace‘s Debra Messing openly called out the network for their participation in the gender pay gap, specifically referencing the fact that it was recently reported that they were not paying correspondent Catt Sadler nearly as much as her male coworkers.

The conversation centered around sexual assault in the workplace has brought in $15 million dollars for the Time’s Up initiative, and the trend of addressing the initiative on the Golden Globes red carpet is just the beginning for the rest of awards season.

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Allison Williams arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Caitriona Balfe arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Sadie Sink arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Debra Messing arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Alexis Bledel arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Tracee Ellis Ross arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Claire Foy arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Catherine Zeta-Jones arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Frankie Shaw arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Chrissy Metz arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Laurie Metcalf arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Allison Brie arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Dakota Johnson arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Meryl Streep and director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance Ai-jen Poo arrive to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Amy Poehler arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Christina Hendricks arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Sarah Paulson arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Susan Sarandon arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Allison Janney attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Alicia Vikander attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Issa Rae attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Kendall Jenner attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Pamela Adlon attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Elizabeth Moss attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Maggie Gyllenhaal attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Viola Davis attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Connie Britton attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Millie Bobby Brown attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Kerry Washington attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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America Ferrera and Natalie Portman attend The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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