Daniel Radcliffe may not have realized that gender inequality was a thing until recently, but he knows now and is choosing to speak out.
In a recent interview with Australia’s The Daily Telegraph, Daniel expressed his shock about the wage gap between men and women in the film industry. “I’m incredibly glad [gender equality] has come up because I had just f**king naively thought this was not an issue anymore because how can this still be happening? It’s crazy. It’s definitely time for our industry to step up.”
Daniel expained that he became aware of the issue after reading Jennifer Lawrence’s essay on the disparity in pay between the male and female stars in her film American Hustle.
While Daniel may be a bit behind in realizing that this is an ongoing problem, he’s already thinking about how to fix it. “I feel like there’s such a wealth of amazing actresses in the world right now, and we’ve got to start writing better parts for them and paying them equally.”
It’s always great to see our favorite actors standing up for equality! Welcome to the team, HP.