In celebration of International Women's Day, the article highlights the challenges faced by women in entertainment, as articulated by several celebrities. Taylor Swift points out the systemic double standards where female artists must constantly reinvent themselves compared to their male counterparts. Beyoncé emphasizes the ongoing sexism in the industry and the scarcity of female role models. Ariana Grande discusses the unfair scrutiny of female actors, contrasting it with the reception of their male peers. Emily Blunt also notes the societal pressures on women to be likable, a standard not equally applied to men.
In her documentary Miss Americana, Taylor Swift discussed the double-standard that exists for women in the entertainment industry. "The female artists that I know of have reinvented themselves 20 times more than the male artists," she said. "They have to, or else you're out of a job."
Beyoncé has long been a feminist - her performance at the 2014 VMAs, where she had a giant "Feminist" sign behind her, was nothing short of legendary. She's also spoken about it tons of times. "The entertainment business is still very sexist," she said in 2020. "It's still very male-dominated and as a woman, I did not see enough female role models given the opportunity to what I knew I had to do."
When it's a male actor that does it, it's acclaimed. There are definitely jokes that are made as well, but it's always after being led with praise. - Ariana Grande.
Women are still pressured to be warm and likable. Men are not. No one cared if Leonardo DiCaprio was likable in The Wolf of Wall Street. - Emily Blunt.
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