Gretchen Carlson joins The Electorette to reflect on what has—and hasn't—changed.

In this conversation, Gretchen discusses the lasting personal cost of speaking out, why she says she still doesn't fully own her voice, the creation of Lift Our Voices, the fight to end forced arbitration and NDAs in cases of workplace harassment, and what still needs to happen to protect workers.

Ten years ago I made the terrifying decision to sue Roger Ailes, who was then the Fox News chief executive and chairman, for sexual harassment. In the weeks that followed, more than 20 other women spoke up about his abuse. Just months before, Bill Cosby had been charged with sexual assault. Later, new sexual harassment claims against Bill O’Reilly became public, and women began speaking out against Harvey Weinstein, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer and so many more.

Bay Brief: Gretchen Carlson tells us about her new AI tool that helps workers understand their rights before signing employment contracts.

Former Fox News anchor says she ‘immediately found purpose’ and has spent the last decade advocating for survivors’ rights

When Gretchen Carlson sued Roger Ailes in 2016, alleging that he fired her for rejecting his sexual advances, she didn’t know what the future would bring.

Graham Platner’s withdrawal from the Senate race in Maine is sparking a debate about why more politicians are not held accountable for their actions. Co-Founders of Lift Our Voices Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky join The Weekend to discuss.

Ten years after Gretchen Carlson's pivotal lawsuit, the #MeToo movement's evolution is under scrutiny. Recent rape allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, prompting his withdrawal, and similar claims against Congressman Eric Swalwell, underscore the movement's continued relevance. Carlson views these incidents optimistically, seeing a cultural shift where survivors are better prepared to come forward and the public is more receptive. Yet, a significant challenge persists: political leaders' inconsistent responses to allegations, especially when involving their own party. Despite uneven accountability for some powerful men, Carlson asserts that we've seen "immense change" over the last decade.

Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, co-founders of Lift Our Voices join the Jim Acosta Show to discuss the rape allegations against Graham Platner and what it means for survivors.

Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, co-founders of the anti-harassment advocacy group Lift Our Voices, told Newsweek via email that responses to sexual misconduct allegations should not vary based on politics or party affiliation. They said they were disappointed that allegations previously reported against Platner did not prompt more forceful calls from Democratic leaders for him to leave the race.

New York law says survivors must "request" an NDA. In reality, workers are often told they'll get a settlement only if they agree to silence. That's not consent. That's coercion dressed up as choice.

California, New Jersey, and Washington have already closed this loophole. New York should too.

New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would close a loophole still allowing companies to pressure workers into silence.

Current law says an NDA can only be used if a survivor requests one. In practice, workers are often told that if they want a settlement, they need to "request" the NDA themselves. California, New Jersey, and Washington have already acted. New York now has the opportunity to put the choice where it belongs: with survivors.

Federal employees would sign nondisclosure agreements to discourage them from leaking government information to the press and the public, under a proposal from the Office of Personnel Management. The OPM revealed a plan Tuesday to create an NDA form for federal workers. The notice cites examples of news outlets reporting on drafts of regulations and interagency discussions about new proposals, including the OPM’s own proposal to weaken job security for some and make it easier to terminate certain federal positions.

The truth is simpler: #MeToo did not disappear. It grew up, went to work and started winning.

Congress writes the rules for every workplace in America. It should not be exempt from transparency itself. In their latest op-ed for The Hill, Lift Our Voices co-founders Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky examine how secrecy, power imbalance, and institutional protection continue to shape Capitol Hill culture — and why stronger protections against NDAs and retaliation are still urgently needed.

RALIANCE sits down with Lift Our Voices co-founder Gretchen Carlson to discuss the organization’s work to eradicate silencing mechanisms in the workplace and change toxic workplace cultures through legislation, research and educational resources.

Host Barbara Zabawa welcomes Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky to discuss Lift Our Voices, founded in 2019 to combat workplace silencing through forced arbitration and non-disclosure agreements that often block employees from going to court and speaking about sexual misconduct and other discrimination. Carlson describes her advocacy following her Fox News sexual harassment case and the effort to change laws, while Roginsky explains how an NDA prevented her from helping a rape survivor, motivating her to join the fight. They detail two bipartisan federal laws they helped pass: the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (effective for misconduct after March 3, 2022) and the Speak Out Act addressing pre-dispute NDAs, plus state-level NDA bans and their broader impact. They also cite research showing NDA bans do not reduce settlements and urge workplace wellness professionals to educate employees about these legal rights.

Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, who filed sexual harassment suits against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and co-founded the non-profit Lift Our Voices, said that the approach has ignored those who were abused by Epstein and Maxwell.“If they actually had survivors in mind, if you were thoughtful about them, they would be able to talk to them, and then we’d be consulting subscribers and lawyers to make sure inquiries were unfolding in the way they wanted,” Carlson said.

“Nobody is doubting that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked young girls. Nobody is doubting that Jeffrey Epstein was not the only man who raped these young girls,” Roginsky said. “All we need to do is listen to these survivors as they tell us who these others are.”

No matter how much President Trump is working to remove any mention of Jeffrey Epstein from the front pages, time is working against him. 

When Congress returns in a few short weeks, after some members spent the August recess having to answer angry questions from constituents about why the administration refuses to release the oft-promised Epstein files, the spotlight will relentlessly focus on this topic again. 

“The American public is smarter than we think, because they are not demanding to hear from the survivors; they believe them. Instead they want accountability for these male predators and female predators,” says Gretchen Carlson, who nearly a decade ago filed a lawsuit against Fox News then-chairman CEO Roger Ailes, the most powerful man in media at the time, and co-founded Lift Our Voices (LOV), an organization with the mission to change toxic workplace cultures.

…But one person determined to keep survivors of sexual violence firmly at the forefront of public debate around the Epstein saga is the former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, who received a $20m settlement from 21st Century Fox in 2016 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Fox News chairman Roger Ailes.

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has shut down Congress, triggered a revolt among Republicans, and left President Donald Trump grasping for distractions. 

But even though demands for the President to release the full, un-edited Epstein files grow louder by the day, no one is demanding that the survivors Epstein trafficked come forward. This admission reflects a new era of the #MeToo movement—and remarkable shift in who we believe as a society bears the responsibility for addressing the aftermath of sexual violence.