Men
Need
To
Understand
The
Importance
Of
Empowering
Women
"The
men
in
the
world
need
to
understand
that
as
soon
as
you
empower
a
woman,
as
soon
as
you
give
her
the
opportunity
to
be
her
best,
she
can
handle
both
family
and
career.
I
feel
boys
can't
tackle
both.
Look
at
the
medals
at
Commonwealth
Games,
most
of
them
have
been
won
by
women
because
they
had
this
opportunity," she
says.
Society
Needs
To
Be
More
Open
Towards
'Ambitious' Women
The
actor
believes
society
needs
to
be
more
open
towards
the
idea
of
women
being
ambitious.
She
says
people
have
still
not
warmed
up
to
the
idea
of
a
career-oriented
woman.
"Girls
being
ambitious
is
still
like...
'haw
kitni
ambitious
hai!'
(she
is
so
ambitious!).
Women
have
the
superpower
where
they
can
manage
their
family
and
their
ambition
together."
"Just
because
a
woman
is
working,
it
does
not
mean
she
won't
be
able
to
take
care
of
her
family.
My
mother
was
a
working
woman.
She
is
double
MD.
She
raised
two
children,
who
seem
to
be
alright.
We
need
to
separate
the
two
things,"
she
says.
Priyanka
On
Influencing
People
Priyanka,
who
has
always
been
upfront
about
her
ideas
on
issues
pertaining
to
gender
equality
and
women's
health,
says
being
an
entertainer
gives
her
a
platform
to
spread
awareness
about
various
social
causes.
"I
take
my
social
responsibility
very
seriously.
I
know
I
am
an
influencer.
I
know
because
of
being
an
entertainer,
I
have
the
ears
of
people.
They
will
listen
to
me.
I
like
to
use
the
platform
to
be
able
to
make
a
change.
I
know
what
my
life
would
have
ended
up
being
had
my
parents
not
taught
me
to
be
the
way
I
am.
So,
I
like
to
take
that
opportunity,
especially
when
I
believe
in
a
cause."
Priyanka
Says
Social
Welfare
Is
Not
Only
Celebrity's
Responsibility
The
actor,
however,
does
not
think
working
for
social
welfare
is
solely
a
celebrity's
job.
She
believes
promoting
a
cause
is
a
personal
decision
and
celebrities
should
not
be
expected
to
behave
like
superheroes.
"So
many
people
ask
me
'you
are
celebrity,
what
do
you
do
for
the
world?' People
never
ask
themselves
what
they
have
done.
As
an
entertainer,
it
is
my
job
to
entertain
people
and
I
am
doing
it.
And
I
don't
understand
why
celebrities
are
expected
to
do
everything
and
solve
world
problems.
I
am
doing
this
because
I
want
to."
Priyanka:
Actors
Are
Humans
Too
"I
am
a
strong
believer
that
each
one
of
us
needs
to
be
socially
responsible.
But
it
is
an
individual's
decision.
For
me,
it
is
important
that
I
will
fly
down
in
the
middle
of
my
shoot
just
for
12
hours.
But
everybody
can't
be
expected
to
have
the
same
standard.
And
I
do
think,
we
tend
to
sometimes
think
that
actors
should
be
perfect,
but
we
are
not...
We
are
humans," says
Priyanka.
Priyanka:
I'm
Logical
But
Not
Careful
Priyanka,
a
UNICEF
Goodwill
Ambassador,
flew
down
to
Delhi
from
Dublin,
Ireland
to
formally
introduce
the
2018
Partners'
Forum,
a
platform
which
works
towards
improving
the
health
and
well-being
of
women,
children
and
adolescents.
The
actor
says
despite
being
a
public
figure,
she
does
not
censor
her
opinions
to
fit
the
popular
narrative
which
sometimes
lands
her
in
trouble.
"...
I
am
logical,
but
not
careful.
That
is
why
I
get
into
trouble.
But
I
speak
from
my
heart
and
I
know
I
don't
have
any
malice.
I
know
there
are
people
out
there
who
are
waiting
with
a
magnifying
glass
to
see
if
I
speak
something
wrong.
I
always
hope
that
I
don't
say
something
wrong
and
if
I
say
I
am
not
shy
to
apologise.
But
if
I
am
not
wrong,
I
will
defend
myself," she
says.