“I never gave up rapping - it gave up on me. There was no industry and no appetite for UK rap back then and I had a daughter to feed. I couldn't keep doing something full time that didn't pay the bills.” PayIndustryDaughterBillsRapAppetiteGave Up Author:Doc Brown
“We've never been in a time where mothers - parenthood, but particularly motherhood - is so fetishized. There's a whole industry around motherhood and mother-daughter bonds. And certainly when my mother was sick I found there was an incredible expectation for me to tell everybody how we were having this bonding experience and how healing it was.” WholeMotherFoundHealingIndustryExpectationsDaughterSickIncrediblesMotherhoodParenthoodBondingMother Daughter Author:Meghan Daum
“I just started asking my friends if they had noticed. None of them - feminists, mothers, daughters - noticed until I pointed it out. Then I decided to bring it up within the industry. I knew a lot of people, so I'd say, "Have you ever noticed how few female characters there are in kids movies?" when I met a director, a producer, whatever. And they said, "Oh, but that's not true anymore."” PeopleIfsSaidCharacterKidsMotherIndustryMetsDirectorsDaughterMy FriendsFemaleDecidedAskingFeministProducersThey SaidFemale CharactersMother DaughterKids Movie Author:Geena Davis
“A lot of times [in the movie industry], women are relegated to playing the wife or girlfriend or daughter.” WifeIndustryDaughterGirlfriendMovie Industry Author:Sarah Michelle Gellar