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Jun 2021
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Gretchen Carlson: My fight to stop sexua...

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Five years ago she successfully sued her former boss at Fox News, Roger Ailes, for sexual harassment.

Now, American broadcaster Gretchen Carlson tells Ed Butler about how she helped kick off the #MeToo movement, why major American companies continue to gag employees and protect workplace predators through non-disclosure agreements, and how she is fighting in Washington DC to make the working environment safer for women.

Producer: Nisha Patel

(Picture: Gretchen Carlson; Credit: Stephanie Cowen)

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