--- description: “The only kind of movie where women make more than men is the porno industry.” title: Salma Hayek Opens Up About Sexism in Hollywood image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21a88ccf1a68bc16/69884ce95f570f30abb1b2a1/salma-hayek.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Salma Hayek Talks About Sexism and 'Incredible Ignorance' in Hollywood by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 17, 2015 6:09 PM CUT  Actress Salma Hayek onstage during the Variety and UN Women's panel discussion on gender equality at 68th Cannes Film Festival at Radisson Blu in Cannes, France, on May 16, 2015. Actress Salma Hayek onstage during the Variety and UN Women's panel discussion on gender equality at 68th Cannes Film Festival at Radisson Blu in Cannes, France, on May 16, 2015.Andreas Rentz—Getty Images by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 17, 2015 6:09 PM CUT Salma Hayek has added her voice to the long list of women denouncing sexism in Hollywood. At an event [hosted by Variety](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/salma-hayek-parker-posey-blast-hollywood-sexism-cannes-1201498475/ "undefined") at the Cannes Film Festival, Hayek talked about everything from the wage gap to male co-stars getting approval over her casting. “For a long time they thought the only thing we were interested in seeing were romantic comedies,” said Hayek, who is starring in _Tale of Tales_. “They don’t see us as a powerful economic force, which is an incredible ignorance.” Actresses Parker Posey and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and producers Christine Vachon and Elizabeth Karlsen joined Hayek on the panel, which was co-hosted the by the U.N. Women’s HeForShe campaign. Vachon and Karlsen both worked on the film _Carol_, a lesbian love story starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, which is premiering at Cannes. “Certainly there’s a huge question mark,” Karlsen said about the pressure she feels is on _Carol_. “It’s female-led. It’s a lesbian romance. There’s a huge wave of expectation.” Over the past few weeks, more and more women have spoken out about sexist treatment in Hollywood. The ACLU recently asked federal and state agencies to formally investigate discriminatory hiring practices in film and television. “The only kind of movie where women make more than men is the porno industry,” Hayek said. “It’s simple ignorance.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/17/salma-hayek-about-hollywood-sexism-its-simple-ignorance "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3881882/salma-hayek-hollywood-sexism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3881882/salma-hayek-hollywood-sexism/"},"headline":"Salma Hayek Talks About Sexism and 'Incredible Ignorance' in Hollywood","datePublished":"2015-05-17T18:09:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:57:02.180Z","description":"“They don’t see us as a powerful economic force\"","url":"https://time.com/3881882/salma-hayek-hollywood-sexism/","keywords":["celebrities","Living"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21a88ccf1a68bc16/69884ce95f570f30abb1b2a1/salma-hayek.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21a88ccf1a68bc16/69884ce95f570f30abb1b2a1/salma-hayek.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Actress Salma Hayek onstage during the Variety and UN Women's panel discussion on gender equality at 68th Cannes Film Festival at Radisson Blu on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.","caption":"Actress Salma Hayek onstage during the Variety and UN Women's panel discussion on gender equality at 68th Cannes Film Festival at Radisson Blu on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.","creditText":"Andreas Rentz—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3881882/salma-hayek-hollywood-sexism/","name":"Salma Hayek Talks About Sexism and 'Incredible Ignorance' in Hollywood"}}]}] ```