Margot Robbie is a force to be reckoned with. She’s not only an Oscar nominated actress, she’s also a producer. Her LuckyChap Entertainment has been a champion for female-led and female-centric projects. ‘
In a recent chat with Glamour UK’s January digital issue, Margot was asked about dealing with the sexism. For her, it’s not so much overt sexism – it’s the every day kind that gets on her nerves. “It’s naturally ingrained in people – even if you are the one who should be dictating the decisions – that they turn to the closest, eldest male in the room and direct the question at them. It’s just an inherent thing everyone has got in their DNA,” she explained.
A case in point – “When people are asking a question and I have the answer, they so readily will turn to my producing partners who are guys and ask them. It’s a finance thing, so [they] will ask the guy. And they are like, ‘Actually she is the one with the answer, you should ask her!’” Robbie noted. “It’s the societal construct we have grown up knowing. I think the interesting thing now is that everyone is so conscious of that and they often catch themselves. I think people want to embrace the idea of equality. I think they are a little shocked they hadn’t before, and they didn’t have that mindset and weren’t conscious of it.”
Source: Glamour UK
