The 35-year-old Australian actress says in a new interview, 'It is beyond just misogyny. It's legitimate discrimination based on gender, which is illegal.'
- May 22, 2015
AceShowbiz - Rose Byrne is the latest actress to take a stand against Hollywood sexism. In an interview with Pride Source, the "X-Men: First Class" actress is asked about the reason why her new movie "Spy", which closes the gender gap, is important.
Rose says, "The statistics are still so dreadful for women in film. Now the ACLU is doing an investigation into it because they're starting to realize it's actually discrimination - it's not just good ol' fashioned misogyny that everyone's quietly tolerated for years. The business is sort of the wrong way in the sense that the statistics are just really dreadful for women in terms of speaking parts and paychecks for women."
"All that stuff that was leaked through the Internet when Sony was hacked - it all speaks for itself. So, it is beyond just misogyny. It's legitimate discrimination based on gender, which is illegal. Any discrimination is, whether it's sexuality, race or gender," the Australian actress adds.
Rose has been an advocate for female empowerment in Hollywood for years. She built her own company, The Dollhouse Collective, which champions female filmmakers and stories told from women's perspectives.
Rose's upcoming movie "Spy" also stars Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham and Miranda Hart. Directed by Paul Feig, the action-comedy flick is set to hit theaters in the U.S. on June 5.
