--- ---  # Gretchen Carlson: The Only Way to End Harassment Is to Shine a Light on It by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Apr 20, 2017 12:55 AM UTC  Gretchen Carlson speaks Women at the Top: Female Empowerment in Media Panel at the 2016 Greenwich International Film Festival on June 12, 2016 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Gretchen Carlson speaks Women at the Top: Female Empowerment in Media Panel at the 2016 Greenwich International Film Festival on June 12, 2016 in Greenwich, Connecticut.Noam Galai—Getty Images for GIFF by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Apr 20, 2017 12:55 AM UTC Former Fox News host [Gretchen Carlson](http://motto.time.com/4724578/equal-pay-day-gretchen-carlson/) has called on her Twitter followers to pressure Congress into passing the [Fairness in Arbitration Act](http://motto.time.com/4698538/gretchen-carlson-sexual-harassment-arbitration-clauses/), which seeks to ensure that all Americans can hold large corporations accountable for wrongdoing in court. “The only way to end harassment is to shine a light on it. Ask Congress to pass the Fairness in Arbitration Act. No more silencing women!” Carlson tweeted on Wednesday. > [](https://twitter.com/GretchenCarlson/status/854813965049888774) Carlson’s tweet came a couple hours after 21st Century Fox [announced that Bill O’Reilly would not be returning to Fox News](http://time.com/4746522/bill-oreilly-factor-fox-news-show/) amid accusations of sexual harassment and buy-outs to prevent accusers from speaking out. O’Reilly’s ouster took place after several women came forward to accuse him on sexual harassment. Last year, Carlson played a significant role in the resignation of former Fox News Chairman and CEO [Roger Ailes](http://time.com/4413767/roger-ailes-fox-news-resigns-rupert-murdoch/), who was accused of sexually harassing dozens of women during his tenure. Carlson was the first to file a lawsuit in July 2016 alleging that she was fired from her job weeks earlier — the final day of her contract — for refusing to have sex with Ailes. Carlson received a $20 million settlement from 21st Century Fox in September. Gretchen Carlson: We Must Shine a Light on Harassment ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4747582/gretchen-carlson-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox-news/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4747582/gretchen-carlson-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox-news/"},"headline":"Gretchen Carlson: The Only Way to End Harassment Is to Shine a Light on It","datePublished":"2017-04-20T00:55:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:29.834Z","description":"Her message came hours after the announcement of Bill O'Reilly's departure from Fox News","url":"https://time.com/4747582/gretchen-carlson-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox-news/","keywords":["motto","fox news","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4139cba575491e/69889b00cf40a87faec43e7b/160708_car_carlson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4139cba575491e/69889b00cf40a87faec43e7b/160708_car_carlson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"160708_CAR_Carlson","caption":"Gretchen Carlson speaks Women at the Top: Female Empowerment in Media Panel at the 2016 Greenwich International Film Festival on June 12, 2016 in Greenwich, Connecticut.","creditText":"Noam Galai—Getty Images for GIFF","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4747582/gretchen-carlson-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox-news/","name":"Gretchen Carlson: The Only Way to End Harassment Is to Shine a Light on It"}}]}] ```