There is a chronic “societal assumption” that male actors-turned-directors “will automatically know what they’re doing” that’s not granted to women in the same position, Kate Winslet said on the Dec. 19 episode of the “Kermode and Mayo’s Take” podcast.
At the time, Winslet, who is promoting her film “Goodbye June,” was asked whether she had experienced sexism in the industry while in the director’s chair. She said the answer was mixed, noting that the most noticeable difference was the assumption that she would have no idea what she was doing.
“I just think what it is is there’s this very strange thing with women, especially when…
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