Priyanka Chopra At Women’s Summit: Women Are Enjoying Strength In Numbers Due To MeToo

The Women In The World Summit saw women from all walks of life come together to discuss ideas, wisdom acquired over the years and to appreciate their gender as they keep facing one challenge after another every year. Attended by trailblazers like Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Anna Wintour, Brie Larson and many other iconic women, the pertinent question at the summit was that ‘can women save the world’. The answer came out in myriad forms from women in governance who are hopeful about being given a chance to discussions on the impact of #MeToo and more. Amidst all of this, Priyanka Chopra also stood out with her ideas and was adjudged a quintuple threat by editor Tina Brown who exclaimed that the actress had so many talents while interviewing her in New York at the summit.

Priyanka was elated about the whole experience and took to Instagram to write about her experience:  

So proud to share the stage with the incredible women who took the stage before me and after me at @womenintheworld. Your game changing work is shaping the world and moving the much-needed needle for women. I applaud you and feel proud to have had the opportunity to share this platform with all of you. #TinaBrown, Thank you for having me. #WITW

People Can’t Shut Down Women Now, Says Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra spoke about the #MeToo movement, merit of beauty pageants, how her marriage works, and why changing children’s lives affects all our futures. Speaking at the international summit, Priyanka said that due to the #MeToo movement, is she has a story to tell, she doesn’t feel alone anymore. In Bollywood, women took on men in a very patriarchal country and now because of the support that we are giving each other, people don’t have the ability to shut us down, she said.

Women Always Had A Voice

Sexual harassment used to be a norm with women while the ‘boys will be boys’ mentality was very much acceptable, she added. She said that women always had a voice but it is not that the strength in numbers has ensured that nobody shuts us down.

She also credited her parents for her upbringing where she was given independence to do what she wants and was never confined to a gender-specific role.

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Nick Always Supports Me

Talking about her marriage to Nick Jonas, Priyanka proudly said that he is very supportive of her choices. "I am a wild child, I do whatever I want whenever I want and he always supports me," she said. Sharing an anecdote from the time when they were dating each other, Priyanka said that she had been hinting about cancelling a meeting at work to be with him but Nick took her aside and said: “Look, I'm not stupid, I know what you're trying to do. But I will never be the one that tells you to cancel work, because I know how hard you work to be where you are'. I was like, this is the first (time) anyone has ever done that for me, the first person who gave me credit for what I have done.”

Check out a video of her interview:

Actor, philanthropist and international superstar @priyankachopra was brimming with ideas on how to change the world at the #WITW stage yesterday.https://t.co/X2H1fKERlR pic.twitter.com/ExpWAC1lIT

— Women in the World (@WomenintheWorld) April 12, 2019

Priyanka’s work and presence in the global arena is a ray of hope for all women who are told that they can’t achieve what they wish for. Hope she continues to make her voice heard and succeed in every venture she takes on.

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