Let's talk feminism

Biography

Jennifer Lawrence, who was born 15th august 1990 in Louisville in the Kentucky, is an american actor revealed in Winter’s Bone and The Hunger Games. Even if she had appeared before in TV series and plays, her acting career at the age of 18 years old in the movie Garden Party. But in 2010, thanks to her role of Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone, the world discovered her ; she will be nominated for the Oscar of the best feminine actor!

She continues with an other success in 2011 with the movie X : First Class and her role of Mystique. In 2012, Jennifer Lawrence carry on with The Hunger Games where she interprets Katniss Everdeen. The following years, she will play in the 3 others movies of the series, 3 others X-men et will get the Oscar of the best feminine actor because of her role in Hapiness Therapy.

Feminism at Hollywood

Jennifer Lawrence says that she is very involved in the fight for women rights and the cause of feminism. For her, women can be empathetics and sensitives and also strongs. The actor will write an open letter on Lenny, a feminist newsletter in which one she tells on about wage inequalities between men and women at Hollywood and in America which reach a difference of 21% on average, as well as the sexism at Hollywood. She declares that she has been less pay than the others masculin actors during the filming of American Bluff.

«A powerful woman is a person who exudes confidence and who may be hard but just and good. And knows how get what she wants. »»

The actor will write an open letter on Lenny, a feminist newsletter in which one she tells on about wage inequalities between men and women at Hollywood and in America which reach a difference of 21% on average, as well as the sexism at Hollywood. She declares that she has been less pay than the others masculin actors during the filming of American Bluff. She becomes the best paid feminine actor in the world with her 52 millions of dollars of income received in one year, which is nowhere near the 100 millions of dollars of Daniel Craig. In January 2018, she becomes also founding member of the movement Time’s Up..

. This movement has been created to follow up on the accusation on Harvey Weinstein to who is reproached sexual agressions and the appearance of the hastag #MeToo. Many feminine stars of Hollywood including Jennifer Lawrence have joined this movement to fight against the sexual harassment. The movement has raised more than 20 millions of dollars and rallied approximately 200 lawyers in february 2018. Even if she was born in a republican family, she was opposed to Donald Trump and she supported Hilary Clinton who defends women rights.

Thanks to her reputation, Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most influent people of our timem. Like this, she can convey messages, in particular about the cause of feminism.