Actress-director Kristen Stewart struck a chord with her keynote speech at the Academy Women’s Luncheon this week, urging women in film to stand united, speak honestly and take charge of their creative worth.

Addressing a rooftop room full of Hollywood heavyweights — including Tessa Thompson, Kate Hudson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Claire Foy, Kerry Condon, Patty Jenkins and Emma Mackey — the 34-year-old began with humour before shifting to the deeper realities of gender inequity in the industry.

“It’s awkward to talk about inequality for some people,” Stewart said. “We can discuss wage gaps and taxes on tampons and measure it in lots of quantifiable ways, but the violence of silencing… It’s like we’re not even supposed to be angry. But I’m so angry.”

Stewart, who recently directed The Chrono

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