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"I think it' s overdue telling this story, I think it's taken
100 years to tell this story, which seems crazy because it is
the story of our basic civil rights," Mulligan said at the
film's Beverly Hills premiere on Tuesday.
"All these conversations that are happening about the gender pay
gap and woman's rights and woman's issues are overdue as well.
It all seems to be coming to a head at the same time, which is
fortuitous."
The topic of equal pay for actors and actresses has gained
traction since Jennifer Lawrence last week penned an essay in
which she said she's had it with trying to be "adorable" when it
comes to sexism in Hollywood and equal pay for women.
Mulligan also took time to speak about her female co-stars in
"Suffragette" which include Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter
and Anne-Marie Duff.
"Working with the cast was amazing," she said. "I have never
worked with so many woman, which was a unique experience."
"Suffragette", out already in the UK, hits U.S. cinemas on
Friday.
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