The Oscar winner speculated that, in Hollywood, isolating women from one another may have been a tactic to prevent women from forming bonds and confiding in one another about the abuse they'd endured. Portman also noted that, because she entered the industry at such a young age, she didn't recognize certain actions as being inappropriate. When she initially heard the reports, Portman counted herself lucky that she hadn't been targeted. But upon reflecting on her many years as an actress, she realized that although she's never been assaulted, she has been subjected to inappropriate treatment.