NEW YORK ― Queen Latifah is all about using her success to lend a helping hand to women and minorities in the entertainment business. The musician and actress discussed the need for diversity in entertainment and advertising during a panel for Tina Brown’s Women in the World Summit on Thursday afternoon. After breaking through as a rap artist, Latifah said she began to realize the stark sexism so many women face in the music industry. “You’re fighting, number one, to be a female rapper. You’re fighting to get the same dollars and marketing that your male counterparts would get, an uphill battle.

Source: Huffington Post April 06, 2017 20:26 UTC