“The biggest stars in the world are women right now, although Tom Cruise is probably way over the top,” the actress said.
In an interview with Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep she had stated unequivocally that nothing would have happened if she hadn’t listened to her mom’s advice and that of Jane Fonda.
The actress in Cannes Film Festival revealed that her performance as Miranda Priestly, the boss from hell, was the first role she ever played that had men coming up to her afterwards and telling her they knew exactly how she felt.
“Many men have come up to me and said, “I know how you felt. I know what it’s like to be the one making the decisions. And nobody understands you”said Streep, who received an honorary Palme d’Or at the world’s biggest film festival.
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Streep, who has long campaigned for equal pay in the film industry, said “openly” that the persistent gender pay gap in Hollywood isn’t always just about money, but is linked to the problems of male viewers and of male film directors to see themselves in female roles.
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And the famous actress continued: “Films are a projection of people’s dreams and even executives have dreams,” the beloved actress told a packed auditorium at Théâtre Debussy. “They live in their imagination. Before there were women in key positions in the studios, it was very difficult for men to see themselves in a female lead.”
The star of the films ‘Sophie’s Choice’, ‘Kramer vs Kramer’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’ stated that the situation has changed significantly since more female executives are in top positions in the film industry.
“There is some progress”he emphasized. “The biggest stars in the world are women right now, although Tom Cruise is probably way over the top. So many women create for themselves,” Streep, 74, added. “And I’m in awe of those who have done that.”
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In 2015, Streep wrote to individual members of the US Congress urging them to support equal pay legislation.
Drawing on film data between 1980 and 2015, economists at the University of Huddersfield in 2019 found that male Hollywood stars earned $1.1 million more per film than their female co-stars.
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