While posing for the cover of Cosmopolitan’s March issue, Jessica opened up on her career ambitions and self-made fortune.
The actress has built her eco-friendly line of cleaning and household products The Honest Company into a powerhouse, with Forbes now putting her as one of America’s richest self-made women.
The 34-year-old, who began acting at age 13 and was cast on TV show Dark Angel at the age of 19, told the magazine she always wanted to be equal to men in the industry.
‘I always wanted to be a big action star, to be as relevant as men,’ she told the magazine. ‘I was very aggressive with the vision and manifesting it. Most of my life, I identified more with my masculine side,’ Jessica said.
‘I was kind of aggressive and super masculine in my early 20s -even into my mid-20s. I got boobs when I was young… and I was like, ‘What do I do?’
But she said there is still a long way to go before women are truly equal.
‘There are not as many women in government titles, business titles. It’s just not equal,’ Jessica said. ‘And until there is equality, you’re going to feel that no matter what industry you’re in. But from day one, I was like, girls should have an equal seat at the table,’ she said.