The justice and equality fund become announced in an open letter helping the USA Time´s Up motion, signed through round 2 hundred women, which includes actresses Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keira Knightley and Saoirse Ronan.
The letter is addressed to "pricey sisters" -- as become a similar missive signed by using Hollywood stars remaining month -- and calls for an worldwide motion to stamp out a way of life of abuse exposed via the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
The fundraising web page for the brand new fund indicates Watson, who won repute within the Harry Potter films and is now a UN Women goodwill ambassador, made the outlet £1 million (1.13 million euros, $1.4 million) donation.
Knightley and British actor Tom Hiddleston have each given £10,000 to the fund, for you to be used to set up a network of recommendation, aid and advocacy projects to address abuse throughout all sectors of work.
It follows a felony aid fund set up via A-list stars inside the United States to assist both males and females abused at work.
"In the very near beyond, we lived in a international in which sexual harassment was an uncomfortable funny story; an unavoidable, awkward a part of being a female or a woman," the letter posted in The Observer newspaper says.
"In 2018, we appear to have woken up in a world ripe for change. If we definitely include this moment, a line inside the sand will turn to stone."
The letter turned into posted beforehand of the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night, whilst stars are anticipated to repeat the protest staged at remaining month´s Golden Globes awards and wear black in a display of cohesion with victims.
Some are also anticipated to bring activists with them to spotlight their work.
"As we method the Baftas, our industry´s time for birthday party and acknowledgement, we are hoping we will have a good time this extraordinary moment of unity and team spirit across borders by coming collectively and making this motion global," the letter says.
It emphasises that revelations about abuse in Hollywood have now unfold across the world, pronouncing the movement is ready greater than just the enjoyment enterprise.
It highlights problems in Britain inclusive of the gender pay gap and modifications to paintings that frequently make it more insecure.
"This motion is intersectional, with conversations across race, elegance, network, capacity and paintings environment, to talk approximately the imbalance of electricity," the letter states.
Around 160 activists and teachers have signed a sister letter pledging support for the new fund, if you want to be administered by way of the organization Rosa.
The signatories thank the excessive-profile stars for assisting "push troubles consisting of sexual harassment and rape into the public focus in an exceptional manner".
"We trust that this is a second in time while we will harness our collective energies to dismantle the wall of silence that surrounds violence against ladies and ladies," they say.