“I’m raising two boys.
I want ‘em to feel powerful too [while] respecting women,” she said.
“I think that men have a purpose in society and women have another purpose as well.

Shakira; Margot Robbie as Barbie in ‘Barbie’.Patricia J. Garcinuno/WireImage, Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
We complement each other, and that complement should not be lost.
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The interviewer asked in response, Just because a woman can do it all doesnt mean she should?

Ryan Gosling as Ken in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros. Pictures
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Gerwig, for her part, has taken the criticisms in stride.
“Certainly, there’s a lot of passion,” she toldThe New York Timeslast summer.
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