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Mar 8, 2011

Daniel Craig in drag

Daniel Craig dresses in drag for women's rights
James Bond isn't afraid to don a dress in the name of women's rights.

Daniel Craig, the 43-year-old British actor who plays the latest incarnation of the debonair spy 007 in the film franchise, wears a blond wig, high heels and a wrap dress in an ad for WeAreEquals.org as part of International Women's Day.

Dame Judy Dench, who plays Bond's boss M in the film series, narrates the ad with an array of statistics regarding the fact that this year, women are still paid less than men and are victims of physical and sexual violence as well as damaging sexual double standards in the workplace and the media.

March 8 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.

In 1911, Germans came up with the idea of having an international women's day amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions.





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