On Jan. 1, 300 actresses and industry insiders joined forces [1] to launch the Time's Up initiative to fight against sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Some of those women are Kerry Washington [2], America Ferrera [3], Reese Witherspoon [4], Natalie Portman [5], Rashida Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Eva Longoria [6]. While the movement did garner the "widespread attention [7]" the women hoped for, it also resulted in some special friendships.
Before the Time's Up initiative, Natalie revealed that she was rarely able to bond with other women [8] in Hollywood and that her only actress friend was Rashida Jones. "It's been really incredible to gather actresses because I think something that we realized was that we're usually the only woman at work," Natalie said at the recent Makers Conference. "Like many other industries, we walk onto a nearly all-male set and we're usually alone and we rarely get to interact with each other. I've never had — I think Rashida was my only close actress friend until now." It's amazing what happens when women come together.