Monday 9 December 2013  Keira Knightley: Women are not equal
Keira Knightley  Keira Knightley says the notion there is
equality between the sexes is "ridiculous".  The actress
portrays the title character in the movie Anna Karenina, about a
woman who has to deal with being shunned after she has an
affair.  The film is based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy, which
was published in the 1870s. Although it is more than 100 years
old, Keira insists many of the themes still ring true today.
"If you get a divorce, you're not going to necessarily lose your
children or be ostracised by society, but it is much more likely
that the woman will be dragged over the coals than the man," she
told Teen Vogue. "The woman will be held morally accountable.
The idea that there is complete equality is ridiculous - we've
only had the right to vote for less than a hundred years. You
see it in celebrity culture all of the time. People want women
in some way shamed by their sexuality."  Keira first read the
book when she was a teenager a