Anne Hathaway is the latest Hollywood figure to be appointed by the United Nations as a global goodwill ambassador to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The Oscar-winning actor joins Nicole Kidman, Emma Watson and Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand as fellow women’s goodwill ambassadors.
Hathaway also lent her voice to the 2013 CNN documentary Girl Rising, about the power of female education.
Hathaway has been brought on board to shed a spotlight on what UN Women’s executive director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, described in a statement as the “motherhood penalty”.