Resist ageism: Nicole Kidman's advice at Cannes as she champions gender equality
Executing and keeping her pledge wasn't easy. But, Kidman wasn't backing down. "I was going to make it possible. I was at a point where we had a discussion where there was such a disparity in terms of the choice. You'd go, 'Could a woman direct this?'" she remarked.Apart from championing gender equality, Nicole Kidman also advocated for resisting ageism in the field of work."You get to a certain age, and maybe you have made a great film in your 20s that got lauded and then suddenly you're in your 40s, and you haven't followed it up or made choices that didn't succeed. But you're like, 'I'm not over! Please still keep believing in me and investing in me'," she added.advertisementContinuing further, she said, "That is important too, resisting ageism. There's the emerging talents and then the ones that are still going who have a wealth of knowledge and experience and have somehow been cast out or are not the cool person. It's about going, 'No, you actually can have a second or third chapter.''Nicole Kidman is the 10th recipient of the Kering Women in Motion award. On the work front, she will be seen next in 'Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2'.
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