'The next time a woman, and especially a woman of color...tells you what she needs in order to do her job, listen to her.'
On Sunday, September 22, Michelle Williams won the Emmy for her performance of Gwen Verdon in the FX drama miniseries. And once on stage to give her acceptance speech, she dedicated her time to a very important cause:"Thank you so much to the television academy for this and to the incredible cast and crew who have worked so hard to make this TV show, especially you Sam Rockwell. I know how hard you worked," she began.
Williams then explained that every time she asked for anything she needed in order to do her job—big or small—she heard "yes" in reply. "When I asked for more dance classes, I heard yes," she said. "More voice lessons, yes. A different wig, a pair of fake teeth not made out of rubber, yes." She continued, "All of these things, they require effort and they cost more money. But my bosses never presumed to know better than I did about what I needed in order to do my job and honor Gwen Verdon."
More important, they didn't just support her with props and lessons. They supported her with equal pay."And so I want to say, thank you so much to FX and to Fox 21 studios for supporting me completely and for paying me equally because they understood that when you put value into a person it empowers that person to get in touch with their own inherent value. And then where do they put that value? They put it into their work," she said.
She finished the speech with a shoutout to her daughter. "Matilda, this is for you, like everything else.""That Michelle Williams speech belongs on a plaque," one tweeted. "Michelle Williams thank you for acknowledging that there is a far greater wage gap for women of color than literally everyone else including white women," another noted.
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