Emmy award winner Michelle Willams gave an emotional and empowering speech that made headlines Sunday night at the 2019 Emmy Awards. Willams took a moment to speak about the importance of believing in women’s equal pay but especially recognizing women of color.

“The next time a woman — and especially a woman of color, because she stands to make 52 cents on the dollar compared to her white male counterparts — tells you what she needs in order to do her job, listen to her, believe her,” Williams said. “Because one day she might stand in front of you and say thank you for allowing her to succeed because of her workplace environment and not in spite of it.”

The 39-year-old actress is not afraid to step forward about the topic. Back in 2017, she made a comment about how she was getting paid way less than her male co-star, Mark Wahlberg for the reshoots she did in the movie All the Money in the World.

Williams,  thanked the cast, especially co-star Sam Rockwell, and crew of Fosse/Verdon for doing the impossible to make the show come together. She thanked FX and FOX 21 station for investing in her. She ended her speech with a few words dedicated to her daughter:

“Matilda this is for you, like everything else.”

Michelle Williams acceptance speech via Twitter (THR)

By: Leslie. Vasquez

Photo Credit: Arabia Bazarra