Scarlett Johansson says it’s “obnoxious” for her to complain about the Hollywood pay-gap.
In the new issue of Cosmopolitan, cover star Scarlett Johansson discussed the topic of the the gender pay gap. Though the actress fights for equal pay, she doesn’t really like talking about it.
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“I am very fortunate,” she tells Cosmo. “I make a really good living, and I’m proud to be an actress who’s making as much as many of my male peers at this stage.”
She adds:
“I think every woman has [been underpaid], but unless I’m addressing it as a larger problem, for me to talk about my own personal experience with it feels a little obnoxious. It’s part of a larger conversation about feminism in general.”
Scarlett’s comments mirror Jennifer Lawrence’s discussion on the gender pay-gap in Hollywood.
Jennifer Lawrence just slammed the gender pay inequality in Hollywood in an essay addressing revelations from the Sony Hack that she was earning way less than her male co-stars in American Hustle.
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“It’s hard for me to speak about my experience as a working woman because I can safely say my problems aren’t exactly relatable. 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. (I told you it wasn’t relatable, don’t hate me).”
The Oscar Winner said her decision not to fight for higher pay was impacted by her need “to be liked” and her fear of coming off as “difficult” or “spoiled”. Jennifer Lawrence said those image concerns are also part of America’s culture to not “offend or scare men”.
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Johansson also talked about Planned Parenthood:
“There are countries at war, there’s terrorism, global warming, and we’re like, ‘We should definitely cut the budget for Planned Parenthood. Let’s take away the availability of women’s health initiatives!’… It’s nuts. We’re talking about preventing cervical and breast cancers. Growing up, I used [PP’s] services. All my girlfriends did—not just for birth control but for Pap smears and breast exams. You read about the rise of back-alley abortions, women having to mutilate themselves and teenagers having to seek help in unsafe conditions, and for what?! We’re moving backward when we’re supposed to be moving forward.”
