Ian Somerhalder

The former ‘Vampire Diaries’ star believed all women had a place and it was important for them to be heard.

He said: “We have made it acceptable that women are spoken for and that needs to change now.

“Within the realm of advertising, marketing, fashion, technology and athletics, women are told where they fit properly and how to act once in their right place. It is beyond important that girls speak up, that they act fearlessly, that they fall in love with the timbre of their powerful voices — but that isn’t the complete solution. The men placed into positions of patriarchal power need a massive shift to correspond with women’s uprising and support this societal shift as a whole. Men need to acknowledge the evolution that comes along with embracing and championing the surge of powerful women worldwide. When we celebrate the true and irrefutable power of women, we can then truly celebrate the progress of men.”