--- title: Zoe Saldana Speaks Out On Hollywood Gender Diversity description: 'Star Trek: Beyond' actress Zoe Saldana speaks out against the lack of diversity in Hollywood canonical: https://time.com/4416780/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-21T13:35:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:58.798Z og:title: Zoe Saldana: 'If You Have a Vagina, Your Life Is Limited' og:description: The 'Star Trek' actress spoke out against gender inequality in a new interview og:url: https://time.com/4416780/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2458a90013588107/69889d04a988ca9ff06b8b68/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek Beyond" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Zoe Saldana: 'If You Have a Vagina, Your Life Is Limited' twitter:description: The 'Star Trek' actress spoke out against gender inequality in a new interview twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2458a90013588107/69889d04a988ca9ff06b8b68/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Zoe Saldana Says 'If You Have a Vagina, Your Life Is Limited' by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 21, 2016 1:35 PM UTC  Actress Zoe Saldana attends the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek Beyond" at Embarcadero Marina Park South on July 20, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/FilmMagic) Actress Zoe Saldana attends the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek Beyond" at Embarcadero Marina Park South on July 20, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/FilmMagic)Phillip Faraone—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 21, 2016 1:35 PM UTC Zoe Saldana is fed up with how women in Hollywood are treated. Saldana, who stars in the upcoming Summer blockbuster _Star Trek: Beyond_, recently gave an interview to [Bustle](http://www.bustle.com/articles/173296-zoe-saldana-wants-you-to-help-her-fight-sexism-in-hollywood-her-instructions-are-easy) about her new character and her thoughts on her industry. Sexism continues to be a problem in Hollywood, and everywhere else, says Saldana: “When you’re born, and if you have a vagina, your life is limited.” --- > “” --- _Twilight_ director Catherine Hardwicke shared the sentiments in an [article](http://motto.time.com/4199143/catherine-hardwicke-media/) she wrote for Motto. She writes, “Support diverse voices, and start questioning who’s making your media the same way you might question whether a corporation is aligned with your values or whether the food you’re eating is fair-trade or organic.” Lili Taylor [said](http://motto.time.com/4308697/lili-taylor-women-hollywood/) in a Motto article that “women in Hollywood are invisible.” But what if gender disparities are only an earthly problem? Saldana, who also stars in other intergalactic movies such as _Avatar_ and _Guardians of the Galaxy_ said in a 2014 _Vanity Fair_ [interview](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/07/zoe-saldana-women-in-space): “I like being in space because there are better parts for women in space.” Read the rest of Saldana’s interview with Bustle [here](http://www.bustle.com/articles/173296-zoe-saldana-wants-you-to-help-her-fight-sexism-in-hollywood-her-instructions-are-easy). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4416780/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4416780/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism/"},"headline":"Zoe Saldana Says 'If You Have a Vagina, Your Life Is Limited'","datePublished":"2016-07-21T13:35:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:02:58.798Z","description":"Hollywood could use some diversity changes, too","url":"https://time.com/4416780/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2458a90013588107/69889d04a988ca9ff06b8b68/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2458a90013588107/69889d04a988ca9ff06b8b68/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of Paramount Pictures' \"Star Trek Beyond\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of Paramount Pictures' \"Star Trek Beyond\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Phillip Faraone—FilmMagic/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":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4416780/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism/","name":"Zoe Saldana Says 'If You Have a Vagina, Your Life Is Limited'"}}]}] ```