LOS ANGELES: Kate Winslet says Hollywood is working towards making women feel safe. “The thing that is shifting in ways that will be long lasting is how women’s voices are being received. There is a space that has been created for a younger generation that is going to be safe,” Winslet told The Hollywood Reporter while discussing the impact of #MeToo movement on their Actress Roundtable segment.
She continued: “My daughter is 20 and she just came into the industry about a year and a half ago. What’s wonderful for me, as her mum, is watching her have the courage of conviction and self-belief that is unwavering as she’s entering a time when we’re clearing the sh*t away for these girls.”
“They are going to change the world and be strong, powerful, and f*****g amazing. And that is because we’re getting all the bad stuff out of the way for them and all they will know is to use their voice in positive, powerful ways, to lead with compassion, and be strong role models and friends. And that, to me, is the biggest thing that has shifted,” she added.
Winslet feels this time is all about women supporting women. “This is the decade of women championing and supporting other women without judgment. This is happening right now, and that has come as a result of the mass united swell that has emerged from #MeToo. We’ve all come together, everyone is holding hands and walking in the same direction.”
“For me, this is the single most exciting thing coming out of the awfulness of the past five years and those extraordinary women coming forward and sharing their painful, awful stories, and the horrendous Harvey Weinstein. This time is about leading in a different way. Young women being able to lead with courage — in a way I certainly didn’t have, that sense of courage and companionship with my peers, I think #MeToo has done for this generation of women,” she added.