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Women dont get paid as much as you think they do, Blanchett, who played Galadriel in Peter Jacksons epic trilogy, said.
"I had to threaten to not show up to a table read," the actor said on her podcast while reflecting on her fight for pay equity.
The former first lady spoke on the 50th anniversary of equal prize money at the U.S. Open, honoring tennis legend and equal pay advocate Billie Jean King.
Women still make less than men for the same jobs and overall. See if your state is one of the best or worst when it comes to the pay gap.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The U.S. Womens National Team will earn more money from the U.S. men's victory over Iran than it earned from its last two World Cup championships combined.
The "Anatomy of a Scandal" star said it was a "pivotal moment" in her acting career.
Black women now make 58 cents to every dollar white men make.
A new study finds that in some metro areas, women younger than 30 are out-earning men.
The U.S. Soccer Federation also committed to providing an equal rate of pay for the women's and men's national teams, including World Cup bonuses.
Many Black women, especially mothers, have had to take on coronavirus-related financial stresses as the sole or primary breadwinners of their households.
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