The Double Standard: Why Safety and Respect Remain a Core Challenge for Actresses

Finally, achieving true safety and empowerment in the film industry requires a commitment to institutional accountability that goes beyond individual incidents and public statements. This necessitates the mandatory implementation of robust, independent Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committees (GSICCs) across all production houses and industry bodies, with credible enforcement powers. Without transparent processes for reporting, thorough investigation, and meaningful sanctions against offenders at every level, the industry's proclamations of a commitment to safety will remain superficial, allowing powerful abusers to operate with the comfortable knowledge that their misconduct will not be subject to irreversible professional consequences.