Hollywood inequality is an issue that has been going on for a while now and something that doesn't seem to die.
Following the essay written by actress Jennifer Lawrence on Hollywood income inequality, and the positive feedback it received from other celebrities including Emma Watson, Bradley Cooper, Josh Hutcherson and Lena Dunham, among others, Sharon Stone also made her sentiments known via People during the FUNKSHION "Celebration of Hope" event in held in Miami.
"I remember sitting in my kitchen with my manager and just crying and saying I'm not going to work until I get paid. I still got paid so much less than any men," she said. In the same interview, she added that the issue is prevalent beyond Hollywood, and change "has to start with regular pay, not just for movie stars, but regular pay for the regular woman in the regular job."
Jennifer Lawrence is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood but according to her, she is paid less than her male counterparts. According to Entertainment Weekly, part of Lawrence letter says, pertaining to her co-stars in American Hustle in which she made less compared to the guys, who fought and succeeded in making powerful deals, "If anything, I'm sure they were commended for being fierce and tactical, while I was busy worrying about coming across as a brat and not getting my fair share."
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank also made headlines when she said that her male counterparts make 10 times her salary, not double but 10 times, according to New York Film Academy (NYFA) News. They also released infographics, based on Forbes report, detailing the hollywood gender inequality and disparity in wages.
The infograhics showed the top ten highest paid actresses made $226 million compared to actors who made a combined $419 million or twice the amount the actresses were making. It has already increased by 24% compared to 2013. Last year, two women made it to top earnings compared to one in 2013.
The number changes each year and there are no enough date yet to say that the gap is closing but if the more vocal observersation is any indication, it might be heading that way.
