Cate Blanchett attended TIME’s Women of the Year 2023 Gala last night. She was with Mary Maker, who is also a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Other honorees are Ayisha Siddiqa (environmental and human rights defender), Angela Bassett (actor), Phoebe Bridgers (musician), ,Megan Rapinoe (soccer player and champion of equal pay), Makiko Ono (CEO of Suntory Beverages and Food), Quinta Brunson (writer, producer, and actor), Verónica Cruz Sánchez (reproductive rights activist), Masih Alinejad (journalist), Olena Shevchenko (activist and leader of war efforts for women and LGBTQI communities in Ukraine), Anielle Franco (Brazil’s Minister of Racial Equality), Ramla Ali (professional boxer and refugee advocate).
Watch: “As women, we feel we need to be in control of everything. What has run home for me tonight is: the only way forward is to try and let go of control.”
Cate Blanchett gives a toast at the TIME Women of the Year Gala https://t.co/GXAAYCMKu9 pic.twitter.com/j4x3DfKnaI
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Watch: Red carpet highlights from the TIME Women of the Year Gala pic.twitter.com/HUlgCXLqKo
— TIME (@TIME) March 9, 2023