Inclusion riders: How Frances McDormand wants to spur change in Hollywood

When Frances McDormand took the stage on Sunday night to accept the Academy Award for best actress, she channeled her hard-boiled "Three Billboards" character Mildred Hayes.

McDormand used her Oscar acceptance speech to call for women in the entertainment industry to make new contractual demands on the film studios that would force them to hire more women and minorities on projects.

And then, at the very end, she dropped a couple of words that caught almost everyone by surprise.

"I have two words to leave you with tonight: inclusion rider," she said, referring to a star’s ability to put companies under clear, contractual obligations to hire more women and minorities.


Source : nbcnews