‘Gender inequality in films is frustrating’

Hollywood actor

Geena Davis (left) says she finds it ‘frustrating’ to see gender inequality in the media and film industries. Davis, who played Thelma Dickinson in the 1991 hit — Thelma & Louise, said that despite playing some iconic female roles, none of the films she has appeared in have made a change, reported The Guardian. “Having been in some roles that really resonated with women, I became hyper-aware of how women are represented in Hollywood,” Davis said. “After Thelma & Louise, which was pretty noticed and significant, people were saying ‘This changes everything! There’s going to be so many female buddy movies!’, and nothing changed. And then the next movie I did was A League of Their Own, which was a huge hit and all the talk was, ‘Well now, beyond a doubt, we’re going to see a wave of women’s sports movies.’ That’s balls. It took 10 years until Bend It Like Beckham came out.”