Salma Hayek, Aishwarya Rai and Parker Posey hit back at gender inequality

Salma Hayek, Parker Posey and Aishwarya Rai were among those leading a call for greater gender equality in film at Cannes on Saturday. Speaking at the forum organised by trade magazine Variety and UN Women’s HeForShe campaign, the actors spoke of their own experiences of institutional sexism and called on studios, audiences and journalists to alter the discourse. “Cinema undermines women’s intelligence,” said Hayek. Read More…