Cynthia Nixon has been praised for narrating a powerful video, which has gone viral, about the impossible standards women are expected to live up to.

The video, entitled 'Be a Lady, They Said!', was produced in conjunction with Girls Girls Girls magazine and sees Nixon read a 2017 blog written by Camille Rainville which addresses the various ways women are expected to speak, dress and behave.

Laura Byrne and Caitlin McBride joined Karl Deeter for The Week Trending to discuss this story and more.

Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.