ZoĂ« Saldana doesnât subscribe to gender stereotypes in her household with husband Marco Perego-Saldana.
The Avengers: Infinity War actress told People magazine at the American Express Simplify Your Summer event at Milk Studios in N.Y.C. that the Timeâs Up movement has changed her âfor the betterâ when it comes to parenting their three sons Zen Anton Hilario, 18 months, and twins Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio, 3.
âWhen you look at parenting, the whole thing about matriarchy and patriarchy, and Daddyâs little girl and Mamaâs boys â my husband and I find that completely ludicrous and absolutely unhealthy for the upbringing of a child,â the actress explained. âYouâre giving them a very distorted and limited view on what a female role is supposed to be in a family and what a male role is supposed to be.â
To avoid doing so, Saldana continued that theyâre âraising our kids in a very gender-fluid environment, where our roles are we swap back and forth.â
âHeâs the bad cop, Iâm the good cop and vice versa,â she added. âThereâs no such thing as, âMomâs the boss, listen to your mother.â No, listen to your father as much as your mother because we stand as a unit.â
That same unity she applies to female friends and colleagues.
âWomen, we were never encouraged by our societies or cultures to work as a team,â she concluded. âWe were always separated and raised to believe that you have to be competitive with other females. This unity is allowing the support that we all finally needed to move on and run businesses and be in positions of power.â