Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway is the latest Hollywood figure to be appointed by the United Nations as a global goodwill ambassador to promote gender equality and women empowerment.
Hathaway joins Nicole Kidman, Emma Watson and Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand as fellow women's goodwill ambassadors. Hathaway has been brought on board to shed light on what UN Women's Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka described in a statement as the "motherhood penalty", the Guardian reported.

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