--- title: Gretchen Carlson: We Must Shine a Light on Harassment description: Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has called on her Twitter following to pressure Congress into passing the Fairness in Arbitration Act canonical: https://time.com/4747582/gretchen-carlson-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox-news/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-20T00:55:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:29.834Z og:title: Gretchen Carlson: The Only Way to End Harassment Is to Shine a Light on It og:description: Her message came hours after the announcement of Bill O'Reilly's departure from Fox News og:url: https://time.com/4747582/gretchen-carlson-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox-news/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4139cba575491e/69889b00cf40a87faec43e7b/160708_car_carlson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2100 og:image:height: 1181 og:image:alt: 160708_CAR_Carlson og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Gretchen Carlson: The Only Way to End Harassment Is to Shine a Light on It twitter:description: Her message came hours after the announcement of Bill O'Reilly's departure from Fox News twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4139cba575491e/69889b00cf40a87faec43e7b/160708_car_carlson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Gretchen Carlson: The Only Way to End Harassment Is to Shine a Light on It > Sponsored content. 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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. 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