TIL Desk Hollywood/ Feminism may have emerged as Merriam-Webster’s word of the year with women becoming more vocal about issues such as sexual harassment, but Priyanka Chopra believes most people still don’t understand what feminism actually is.
There is more talk and less action in the area of gender equality, believes the 35-year-old star, who is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. The overuse of the words “feminism and empowerment” has belittled their essence, she said.
“There is movement but it is very nominal. We need to work so much more. In our country and across the globe, girls are treated as a secondary citizen. They face violence and abuse everywhere. And feminism is a way to control that situation, but it has become a negative term,” Priyanka told.
For the actor, who has successfully crossed over to the American showbiz world with the television show Quantico and made her Hollywood debut with Baywatch, feminism is “not about superiority but equality”.
