Eighty cents. That’s how much women are paid on average for each dollar a man makes. The number alone is pathetic, and women of color are hit even harder. Black women earn 61 cents on the dollar, while Native American women take home 58 cents. For Latinx women, it sinks even lower: a mere 53…
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To say Leighton Meester is excited for her new show, Single Parents, is an understatement. Not only is the cast and crew “super funny and super nice,” but she gets to wear jeans and sneakers on set—a big departure from the regular two-hour fittings she did on Gossip Girl years ago. But most important, the…
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The wage gap in Hollywood has been an especially hot topic in recent months, with high-profile stars like Claire Foy and Ellen Pompeo revealing that they hadn’t received equal pay to their male counterparts—and demanding change. Now, there’s a budding movement—one carrying the support of many high-profile actors and directors—to address the wage gap between…
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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a fundamental cause for many second-wave feminists in the seventies and eightiess, is now back in the conversation in a very real way. And it just might pass this time, especially if a new group of activists have anything to say about it. Last month the state of Illinois became…
Read moreDespite being one of the main characters and arguably the most recognizable face of Westworld, Evan Rachel Wood said she was not paid the same as her male colleagues for the first two seasons. That’s coming to an end, though: The actress just confirmed that she’ll receive equal pay in the third season of the…
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As women all over the world marched in support of women’s equality and intersectional issues on Saturday, famed attorney Gloria Allred spoke in Utah to remind us of something pretty harrowing: that women’s rights and equality aren’t guaranteed under the Constitution. Her speech laid out the fact that the Equal Rights Amendment has yet to…
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