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Over two-and-a-half years ago, Time’s Up, the advocacy organization dedicated to fighting sexual harassment in the workplace, was founded by a group of women in entertainment. It was in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement that brought down powerful figures like Harvey Weinstein.

In January 2018, the organization launched the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, which was the mastermind of Tina Tchen, a renowned lawyer and former chief of staff to Michelle Obama. Supported by the TIME’S UP Foundation and housed and administered by the National Women’s Law Center Fund, LLC, it created the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund to help survivors of sexual harassment and retaliation, especially low-income women and people of color, achieve justice. There are more than 700 attorneys in the network taking on cases and helping people understand their rights at work. Since launching, thousands of people have been connected to legal and public relations resources.

Time’s Up is one of the most visible organizations making a difference by helping change culture, laws and companies. The group is now led by Tchen, who was named CEO last fall.

“We are having a global conversation around workplaces, around the role of women and gender equity, in a way that in [the past decades], I’ve never seen before,” Tchen told the New York Times last year.

Sexism and variations of it are now front and center in the political arena with Kamala Harris being the vice presidential nominee on the Democratic ticket. You may have noticed the hashtag #wehaveherback while reading articles about Harris.

“We Have Her Back is essentially a media watch effort to [monitor] the coverage of women running for office, starting with the VP nominee. But not just her. Other women who are running for higher [face] racist and misogynistic coverage, whether it’s in the mainstream media, on social media, or in memes,” Tchen explained to Marie Claire magazine. “We have seen the kinds of attacks that are leveled against women when they run for higher office that have nothing to do with their experience or their qualifications, and everything to do with the fact that they’re women. Whether it’s criticizing their clothes, their ambition, or what they look like, or using pejorative descriptions.”

Tchen will join the HBS Club of NY for an exclusive conversation on a wide range of issues relating to the women’s movement. Join us for this inspiring and illuminating discussion.

Participants must register by October 7th to receive details on joining the discussion.

Please note that no refunds will be issued.