Actress Anna Camp says she was sexually harassed on the set of 'Good Girls Revolt'
"It blew my mind. Sexual harassment is prevalent in our industry," Camp, 34, recently told Business Insider. "I was telling people earlier that we get all dolled up for the show, right? Especially my character, to the nines with the hair, and I go over to crafty [craft services] and I'm eating food and I've never been called 'doll,' 'honey,' and 'sweetie' more than when I'm on this show."
Camp had good reason to be surprised. One would think the show's cast and crew would be more sensitive about such behavior. "Good Girls Revolt" is based on a series of events in 1970 in which a group of female researchers at Newsweek filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming the magazine only allowed men to become reporters. It portrays a culture in which men regularly call women by sexist names and hit on them.
"I just want to say, 'Do you guys know what show we're working on right now? That we're doing a feminism show and we're talking about sexual harassment and equality and I'm getting called doll, honey, and sweetie more than I ever have?' It's fascinating," Camp continued.
AmazonAnna Camp on "Good Girls Revolt."Camp plays researcher Jane Hollander. With her high, coiffed hair and perfect outfits, Jane is probably the show's most unlikely character to rebel against the glass ceiling between researcher and reporter at the show's fictional publication, "News of the Week."
"Jane is a woman of the '50s really. She's got her plan to get married, have a baby. She's not going to work at News of the Week for a long time at all," Camp described her character. "But she's great at her job. She loves being at work. So why does she feel guilty about being fulfilled by work? Because in her mind she's supposed to be fulfilled only by family and her husband and that kind of thing. So she's definitely questioning things."
Jane's growth isn't limited to the workplace.
"She definitely unravels, the hair gets looser, there could be some drugs involved at some point with Jane which is really fun," Camp teased.