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The Mexican actress got a standing ovation as
she joined an International Women's Day discussion in Geneva on
the position of women who earn on average about 20 percent less
than men for work of equal value around the world, according to
the U.N.'s International Labour Organization (ILO).
"My mother is a domestic worker, I know many domestic workers,
so I did have a concept of how that work shapes up, how that
person participates in the family," Aparicio told the audience.
In the Netflix film she plays a maid named Cleo struggling with
her own problems as she looks after a middle-class family
deserted by their father. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice
Film Festival, two Oscars and the British Academy award, or
BAFTA, for best film.
Now 25, Aparicio, the first indigenous woman to be nominated for
a best actress Oscar, had completed teacher training when cast
in director Alfonso Cuaron's autobiographical film named after
the Mexico City neighborhood where he grew up.
"My passion has always been to educate people, to teach them,"
Aparicio said.
"Throughout my career people have told me I haven't stopped
teaching, I opted for acting but constantly try to teach the
community.
"It is possible to demonstrate that one can achieve many things
though society might say no. If you are a woman and are told
'no', try again ... continue insisting because at some point in
time you will be a success," she said.
The ILO says there are at least 67 million domestic workers
worldwide, 80 percent of them women.
(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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