Duchess of Sussex, others on SXSW panel discuss issues affecting women and mothers

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A panel featuring the Duchess of Sussex came together on International Women's Day to discuss how women and mothers are portrayed in traditional media and across social media, among other issues.

The Duchess of Sussex takes part in the keynote "Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen" on the first day of the South by Southwest Conference, March 8, 2024, in Austin, Texas. A panel featuring the Duchess of Sussex came together on International Women's Day to discuss how women and mothers are portrayed in traditional media and across social media, among other issues.

"There's a lot of work to be done in supporting women and moms," she said. "It's almost feeling punitive at a certain point when you're a mom and you're juggling so much and caring so much and you want to be supported in the best way possible." "When women's rights advance, that advances society," Yuen added. "When women are working and getting equal share, they're making money. They're actually contributing to the economy."The Duchess of Sussex said she experienced online "bullying and abuse" when pregnant with her two children and immediately after they were born.

"At 58, you're too old to be the ingenue, but you're not quite the granny yet," she said. "Find and ferret out the filmmakers who appreciate a woman over 40 ... appreciate the life experience, the 'we've raised the children, we've had the families, we've had businesses, we've had professional lives, we've left them, we've gone back to them.

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