Reprinted with permission from Women and Hollywood Emma Watson is taking a hiatus from acting to concentrate on her feminist activism. Watson famously enrolled as an undergraduate student at Brown University in 2009 despite her budding film career. The Harry Potter star graduated with an English literature degree in 2014, but she remains committed to […]
Author: Laura Berger
Viola Davis Made History on the Cover of Vanity Fair’s 2016 Hollywood Issue
Reprinted with permission from Women and Hollywood The cover of Vanity Fair‘s 2016 Hollywood Issue has been unveiled, and all of the stars being celebrated are women. This is, of course, no accident: The cover is making a statement. Admittedly, this isn’t the first time the Hollywood Issue has featured women exclusively, but this year […]
How Samatha Bee’s New Late-Night Show is Tackling Gender Diversity Behind the Scenes
Reprinted with permission from Women and Hollywood Samantha Bee and her team for her new talk show, Full Frontal, are putting their money where their mouths are. “The talent is out there, so late-night shows need to stop saying, ‘Diversity is a priority’ and instead make it a reality,” Nell Scovell, a former writer for […]
Australia Launches 3-Tick System to Get More Women On-Screen and Behind the Scenes
Reprinted with permission from Women & Hollywood Only 15 percent of features backed by Screen Australia, that country’s state film fund, are directed by female filmmakers. Just 23 percent are written by women, and a mere 32 percent are produced by women. These are numbers that a new $5 million strategy aims to improve. The three-year plan will […]
Keira Knightley Accepts Pay Cut for the Chance to Play an Interesting Woman
Reprinted with permission from Women and Hollywood Two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley has revealed that she accepted the scale rate—or the minimum set by a union—of $1,300 a week to star in Therese Raquin, her Broadway debut. The movie star didn’t bristle about her pay cut because the job offered the opportunity to play a multi-faceted […]