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m ay . j u n e 2 0 1 7 c g w 2 9 F E A T U R E thrilling, and in a way, a big responsibility to hold the banner for all of us women. I feel the responsibility, I'm not going to lie. I feel it every day, and I'm honored to be able to represent." Here, Alonso discusses what it's like to work in a traditionally male-dominated field, her advocacy for the advancement of women in the industry, and her role at Marvel Studios. What are your thoughts about being a woman in the entertainment/post industry? I can tell you that I don't walk into a room, ever, thinking I am the woman. I walk in the room hoping I'm worthy to belong. That's it. And in every meeting, I hope I performed, and I hope I get invited back. However, I'm incredibly outspoken about equality, inclusiveness, gender parity, equal pay… you name it, I'll speak about it. I'll speak loudly about it, and I'll speak to the press consistently about it. I also think it's important to say that for me, if I've been discriminated [against], it's been behind my back, so I don't think I have a very common experience. But don't get me wrong, when I'm in the room, I do the counting and I'm usually one of two or three women out of 25–30 people. I don't ever say, 'Well, you notice I'm the only woman, right?' I often say, 'Where are the ladies?' And it's as easy as that. And I said it way before I had any real authority, and it's a style of saying things that I think is a little more conducive to people thinking about it and saying, 'Well, she is the only woman.' If you look at the statistics, there's something awfully wrong. There is no 50/50 in production. In postproduction, it's a little easier. Our roles in post are incredibly balanced – all our movies are. Most of our movies have had one male editor and one female editor, our post supervisors are mostly women, and our visual effects producers are mostly wom- en. Our visual effects supervisors are not, and that's a quandary I'm trying to crack. When I went to the Academy for the bake-off for visual effects, there were 40 people presenting, and of those 40 people, they were all white men. It's in your face, and I'm aware of it. I look and go, 'Where are the women?' It all leads you to believe that ei- ther there isn't a path for women or there's a path that is incredibly difficult for [women] to get there. And it's twofold – it's a choice we make as women not to take the job, and SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON