The four starsdished on everythingfrom being a woman in Hollywood to wage gaps and social media.

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“I felt very underused.

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I went to a really competitive college.

I went to grad school.

I’m competitive naturally as a human being.

Eva Longoria, Elizabeth Banks, Kerry Washington, and Reese Witherspoon

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“She’s gotta have two.”

Eva Longoria

I remember starting on Twitter.

“At the time there were just so may lies.

Elizabeth Banks

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It was stupid stuff, like ‘Evas pregnant, Evas pregnant, Evas pregnant.’

Im like, ‘Guys, I ate a burger.

Im not pregnant’… because my mom would call!”

Elizabeth Banks

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In the chat, Longoria discovered she and Witherspoon once went after the same project.

“I was like ‘Yes!’

that Reese got it as opposed to another male producer.”

Eva Longoria

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The two then considered the idea of partnering in the future.

“It’s this idea you have to be twice as good to get half of what they have.

‘That’s just the truth.’

Eva Longoria

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I think its the same for women.

You just know, you have to be twice as good.

In a way, until girls dont have that feeling, we will not have done our jobs.

Kerry Washington

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Thats almost the point: to not feel the pressure to be extraordinary.”

“We have all these ‘Women in Hollywood this’ and I love it!

“And this male star was starring in it, and there was a girlfriend part.

Kerry Washington

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And I thought, ‘Youve got to be kidding me.

No, Im not interested.’

And I thought, ‘Oh, thats where were at?

Reese Witherspoon

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Youre fighting to be the girlfriend in a dumb comedy?

And by the way, two Oscar winners did it.”

“I hear that all the time.

Reese Witherspoon

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As I was coming up in my career: ‘We dont want to see Reese curse.

“In the course of storytelling, it always cuts your character down to nothing.”

“Longoria wrote on Instagram.

Elizabeth Banks, Kerry Washington, Eva Longoria, and Reese Witherspoon

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Elizabeth Banks, Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon

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Elizabeth Banks, Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon on the cover of Entertainment Weekly

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