Jessica Chastain, in conjunction with Queen Latifah, Frieda Pinto, and more, have launched a nonprofit designed to empower women in the film industry.
Jessica Chastain and other female industryites are helping launch a female-driven business: https://t.co/my2I6DmhMM pic.twitter.com/eCjDvoNEWo
— Vulture (@vulture) February 25, 2016
“We Do It Together” is served by an advisory board comprised of Juliette Binoche, Ziyi Zhang, and Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke–in addition to Jessica Chastain and Queen Latifa. The organization aims to financially support and produce films, documentaries, and TV shows designed to empower women.
In October, Jessica Chastain spoke with Variety about gender discrimination in Hollywood.
“There’s no excuse,” she said at the time
“There’s not reason why [an actress such as Jennifer Lawrence] should be doing a film with other actors and get paid less than her male co-stars,” Chastain added. “It’s completely unfair. It’s not right. It’s been happening for years and years. I think it’s brave to about it. I think everyone should talk about it.”
Jessica Chastain, Queen Latifah & Juliette Binoche just launched a production companyhttps://t.co/6VopNpuISk pic.twitter.com/PkUEHdHqGG
— SBSMovies (@SBSMovies) February 25, 2016
It certainly sounds like Queen Latifah, Jessica Chastain, and many other women are done talking about this issue. They’ve stepped up to the plate to do something about it.
It will certainly be interesting to see the good” We Do It Together” fosters with regard to empowering women in Hollywood.