Iāve had experiences with what so many other women have faced and I was dealing with that as recently as a year ago. It feels like overnight everything has taken such a huge shift, which is so amazing. I feel safer when I walk on set and I feel safer when Iām talking to producers. I feel safer when Iām talking to directors. I know the problem isnāt solved, but I think itās a really exciting time to be a woman in any industry in the US. I think weāre about to see so much of a shift, and weāre getting our power and our respect. ā Virginia Gardner for Elle Magazine, 2018













