In our April issue, we caught up with The Fall actress and activist, Gillian Anderson, to discuss her new book.

Although more famously known for her acting, she's now releasing a book called We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere with her friend, journalist Jennifer Nadel.

So what's it all about? Through tasks, affirmations and principles, the book encourages women to dig deep to become the best versions of ourselves, in order to make a difference to the world around us.

And, it turns out, this amazing new book is just one of the reasons Gillian Anderson is our hero.

So, here are 10 more…

She thinks you can be powerful, but feminine at the same time

“I’m masculine, so to speak, in the way that I am in my life, but that I can embrace that co-existing other part of myself, and it doesn’t mean that I’m conforming to long-standing notions of how women should and shouldn’t be, or dress.”

But whatever she wears, she always oozes sophistication and strength

#Berlinale2017 #ViceroysHouse @berlinale A post shared by Gillian Anderson (@gilliana) on Feb 12, 2017 at 8:35am PST

She’s suffered from anxiety, and pushed through

“[I’m] not sure exactly when low-grade anxiety started in my life. I do recall that waking up with a sense of panic became an everyday occurrence in college and the fully fledged attacks started when pregnant with my first child.”

She fought for equal pay on the X-Files

Last year, she addressed the gender pay gap by speaking out about the fact she was offered “half of what they wanted to offer” co-star David Duchovny to participate in the X-Files reboot. "I think it's important that it gets heard and voiced. It was shocking to me, given all the work that I had done in the past to get us to be paid fairly. I worked really hard toward that and finally got somewhere with it," she told the Hollywood Reporter.

She firmly believes in female solidarity

“We all have similar experiences, stresses and concerns about where to put our focus… and yet we’re working so hard individually, separately, in our own worlds. So can we not hold hands and become a community that understands that these are things we all struggle with, and find a way to help each other?”

She admits to finding parenting hard

“Even when I do the ‘right thing’ and get down on the floor to play Lego, my kids can sense that it’s not the easiest thing for me.”

She went to the women’s march and has been vocal about supporting planned parenthood

For women everywhere who deserve a voice, respect, humanity and equity. #WhyIMarch #WomensMarch #WeWomen A post shared by Gillian Anderson (@gilliana) on Jan 21, 2017 at 1:06pm PST

All women should have access to the heath care they need. #IStandWithPP #PlannedParenthood A post shared by Gillian Anderson (@gilliana) on Jan 6, 2017 at 12:21pm PST

Despite her success as an actress, she admits she gets nervous about public speaking

“I’m often asked to speak about things that are intrinsically very important to me, yet there’s a part of me that always wants to say no.”

She speaks out about mental illness

I give a s*** about young people’s mental health. Join me & @mqmentalhealth in swearing to take it on. #WeSwear A post shared by Gillian Anderson (@gilliana) on Jan 17, 2017 at 7:55am PST

She supports you and your decisions about motherhood

“It should be okay for women to make the decision that they’re deciding to give up work to go and be with their children, and that whatever becomes important to you, can be okay to talk about. Any version of oneself is valuable and valid.”

Read the full interview in the April issue of Red

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