Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench, who play James Bond 007 and “M,” respectively, teamed up with WeAreEqual.org for this International Women’s Day announcement, offering compelling information about the status of women (not to mention a shot of Daniel Craig in full drag). Dame Dench runs through a list of appalling, frustrating facts (women do more work than men; earn less; lose their jobs due to motherhood; face the danger of sexual assault and domestic violence), and concludes by asking whether women are truly equals. “Until the answer is yes,” she says, “we must never stop asking.”
For now, the answer is no. So what can you do about it between now and dinner? De-friend Charlie Sheen, for starters. More »