Viola Davis tells Hollywood ‘pay me what I’m worth’

As Time’s Up battles for women’s equal pay, advocates can’t ignore that the wage gap is even more glaring for women of colorViola Davis reiterated this on Wednesday in a conversation with Women in the World CEO Tina Brown.

“We get probably a tenth of what a Caucasian woman gets,” Davis said regarding actresses of color. “And I’m number one on the call sheet.”

Davis was speaking to the fact that she’s one of the most prolific actresses – black or otherwise – of her time. She has an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Tony; when she’s in a movie, she’s one of the stars, and a star shouldn’t be scrabbling for her salary.  Read more…

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