14 Celebrities on Hollywood’s Gender Pay Gap Inline
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, September 20131/14Jennifer Lawrence
“When the Sony hack happened and I found out how much less I was being paid than the lucky people with dicks, I didn’t get mad at Sony. I got mad at myself. I failed as a negotiator because I gave up early. I didn’t want to keep fighting over millions of dollars that, frankly, due to two franchises, I don’t need.”
—Lenny newsletter
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, May 20152/14Carey Mulligan
“I think it’s a good thing for someone like Jennifer [Lawrence] to speak out; it means an awful lot to women . . . [The discrepancy] is inherently unfair and she has an enormous platform to speak out against it. Men in Hollywood look up to her because she is powerful. She’s using that platform to correct something that isn’t right. It’s a long overdue conversation and it’s admirable what she has done. This is an age-old issue that’s in every part of society.” —Deadline
Photographed by Steven Meisel, Vogue, March 20053/14Sandra Bullock
“It’s a bigger issue than money. I know we’re focused on the money part right now. That’s just a by-product. I keep saying, ‘Why is it that no one is standing up and saying you can’t say that about a woman?’ We’re mocked and judged in the media and articles. Really, how men are described in articles versus women, there’s a big difference. I always make a joke: ‘Watch, we’re going to walk down the red carpet, I’m going to be asked about my dress and my hair while the man standing next to me will be asked about his performance and political issues.’ ”
—Variety
Photographed by Hilary Walsh, Vogue, May 20114/14Jessica Chastain
“There’s no excuse. There’s no reason why [Jennifer Lawrence] should be doing a film with other actors and get paid less than her male costars. It’s completely unfair. It’s not right. It’s been happening for years and years and years. I think it’s brave to talk about it. I think everyone should talk about it.”
—Variety
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, November 20135/14Kate Winslet
“I’m having such a problem with these conversations. I understand why they are coming up, but maybe it’s a British thing. I don’t like talking about money; it’s a bit vulgar, isn’t it?”
—BBC Newsbeat
