The Boy's Club of Hollywood

No doubt, we have achieved a lot since the only appropriate role for a woman used to be a silent housewife with no ambitions, but in a lot of cases the wins of woman’s battle for equality don’t feel so global and all-consuming. As hard as it may be for ordinary people to relate to A-list stars’ problems, the gender pay gap scandal is an alarming indicator that reflects many other sectors and industries. Just as it happens in Hollywood, it is a sort of magnified version of reality.

A few years later, the scandalous Sony email hack shedding light on the difference in payment of male and female actors, still echoes loud and clear. It urged a number of female celebrities to openly express their indignation. Jennifer Lawrence, for instance, penned a sincere essay, where she revealed the outrage she felt getting to know that every man she worked with has been paid more. But the outrage was mostly directed at herself for not negotiating.

The Guardian interviewed several prominent women of the industry, including Emma Watson, who launched a #HeForShe campaign to support her UN efforts on the issue. Gwyneth Paltrow also has been quite vocal on the problem along with several female directors like Lexi Alexander and Sarah Gavron sharing the horrendous prejudice they’ve encountered when being the best suitable candidate, they lost a job on many occasions for simple and old gender issues. It can be painful to get paid less then men for doing the same thing, but project the situation to the lives of non-celebrities out of the media radar, and you’ll see that the battle for female equality has just begun.

毫无疑问，在过去，女人常常是没有野心的沉默的家庭主妇，我们为妇女合适的社会角色已经争取了很多。但在很多情况下，平权斗争的胜利并没有全球化也没有被普及。性别收入差异困扰着普通人也困扰着一线明星，也反映了其他行业的问题。性别收入差异问题发生在好莱坞，是现实的放大版。

几年后，索尼邮箱的黑客丑闻揭示了在男女演员报酬的差异，此事余波未平，鼓励着一些女性名人公开表达她们的愤怒。詹妮佛·劳伦斯写了一篇真诚的文章表达她的愤怒，她的每位男同事赚的都比她多。但愤怒主要是针对没人与她协商。

报采访了几位圈内杰出的女性，包括艾玛·沃特森，为了联合国重视这个议题她发起了“HeForShe”运动。格温妮斯·帕特洛与几个著名女导演如莱克西·亚力山大和萨拉·加夫就此问题发声，当遇到最佳人选时，可怕的偏见便会随之而来，因为简单又古老的性别问题，他们失去很多工作机会。与男人做同样的事却领更少的薪水是不公平的，普通人生活中的此类问题进入了媒体的视野，你会看到平权斗争刚刚开始。