Angelina Jolie was one of the many women in
October to come forward accusing producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual
harassment, and she's not slowing down anytime soon when it comes to discussing
misconduct in Hollywood.
On Wednesday, the actress
and activist spoke in Vancouver at the U.N. Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial
Conference and delivered stirring words about cracking down on sexual abuse in
all industries.
"All too often, these kinds of crimes against women are
laughed off, depicted as a minor offense by someone who cannot control themselves,
as an illness, or as some kind of exaggerated sexual need," she continued.
"A man who mistreats women is abusive."
Sexual violence is
everywhere – in the industry where I work, in business, in universities, in
politics, in the military, and across the world," she said during her
speech.
Jolie also discussed sexual abuse
worldwide in her speech, calling for the protection of women and demanding more
attention be paid to prevention of sexual assault.
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