Nicole Kidman: 'I was raised by a feminist mother'
"I was raised by a feminist mother. And yes, she said never be frightened about using the 'F' word. So I'm not," she said, to laughter. "She believes in the sisterhood, and so do I. And she planted the seed in me early to speak out against the fact that women are so often treated differently than men."
Kidman then spoke passionately about women's rights. "No matter how long I devote my time to this I still cannot comprehend that one in three girls in their lifetime will be beaten, abused, or raped. It's just an unbelievable statistic," she said.
Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures, was lauded next for her work with Teen Line, a helpline for teenagers dealing with topics ranging from sexuality to depression. "Anyone who tells you women don't help each other is a man," said Pascal, citing her early network of mentors, including her sister Jenny, the late producer Laura Ziskin and Nora Ephron.
"I was raised by a feminist mother. And yes, she said never be frightened about using the 'F' word. So I'm not," she said, to laughter. "She believes in the sisterhood, and so do I. And she planted the seed in me early to speak out against the fact that women are so often treated differently than men."
Kidman then spoke passionately about women's rights. "No matter how long I devote my time to this I still cannot comprehend that one in three girls in their lifetime will be beaten, abused, or raped. It's just an unbelievable statistic," she said.
Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures, was lauded next for her work with Teen Line, a helpline for teenagers dealing with topics ranging from sexuality to depression. "Anyone who tells you women don't help each other is a man," said Pascal, citing her early network of mentors, including her sister Jenny, the late producer Laura Ziskin and Nora Ephron.