Scarlett Johansson believes women in Hollywood face higher “standards” than their male counter-parts because there’s “so much more expected of female actors”.
Scarlett Johansson believes women in Hollywood are held to higher “standards” than their male counter-parts.
The Lost in Translation star, 41, has opened up about the issues facing female stars in the movie industry declaring “it’s still tough” because “there’s so much more expected” of actresses and they struggle to get their careers back on track if they are hit by a scandal.
She told The Telegraph newspaper: “I think it’s still tough. There have always been great roles in Hollywood for women. But the standards are tough.
“In general, there’s so much more expected of female actors.
“If a female actor had experienced, let’s say, a huge addiction, or a public fall from grace, the road to getting back for them is almost impossible to pave, right?
“Whereas for men, it’s just another dramatic twist in the story, and then it’s on to the comeback. For men, it can be almost heroic. But for women, it’s like you just disappear.”
It comes after Scarlett opened up about the difficulties of juggling her work in Hollywood with raising two children at home revealing she couldn’t manage it without her “two wonderful babysitters”.
The actress – who is mother to daughter Rose, 11, with ex Romain Dauriac and four-year-old Cosmo with her husband Colin Jost – told Extra: “We have two wonderful babysitters that are helping us out.
“So, shout-out to them. Really, truly couldn’t do it without help. It’s hard to balance between two busy schedules, but we do as much as we can.”
Scarlett is currently promoting her new movie Eleanor The Great, while Colin is working on the new season of Saturday Night Live.
The Jurassic World star noted the importance of “sharing” the load. She added: “My kids are young, they thrive on a routine, so you try to make a routine possible.
“Sometimes it means that you’re not doing everything – you feel guilty that you’re missing certain elements of work that you should be responsible for, and when you’re at work you feel like you’re missing some elements of parenting you should be responsible for.
“There’s always that there, but I think if you can close the gap by sharing responsibilities as much as possible with the other person and communicating that, how you do it. If you have any tips, I’m open to tips!”
Scarlett Johansson believes women face ‘higher standards’ in Hollywood
