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Salma Hayek just nailed the reality of sexism in Hollywood
During a United Nations Women panel hosted by Variety magazine at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, actress Selma Hayek and several other influential female figures discussed a variety of issues around sexism in media. Hayek’s quote not only captures the relentless problem of pay inequity, but also the source of it.
Hey Hollywood, movies about women make more than movies about men.
Overall box office has been proven to be healthier in years with more films actually about women. When split apart by gender, we found that average gross for women-led movies backed this up. Yet despite positive box office results, these movies are still considered niche. That’s not just bad business — it’s poor representation.
Elizabeth Banks has an important message about sexism all young women need to hear
Last week, Banks took the stage at Step Up’s Inspiration Awards, and delivered a powerful speech about labels and the limitations others set for us. It’s the defiance of these labels that is so important not only in Hollywood, but everywhere.
Proof female-driven films are bankable: ’Pitch Perfect 2’ made $70M this weekend
That’s right: The sequel made $5 million more than the original did — in its entire run! — in only one weekend. Not only that, but it beat the still-strong Avengers: Age of Ultron and new release Mad Max: Fury Road. The takeaway here: Women are not a risk in Hollywood.
Emily Blunt reveals exactly how sexism works in Hollywood
Visiting the Late Show set Monday to promote her upcoming film Sicario, Blunt delivered some blunt talk about being a woman in an action film. Besides the story above about financing, she discussed the double standard in how people view “tough” women on screen.
There’s great news for women on screen. Well, some women.
Women have been speaking out about the discrimination in Hollywood for a long time. It seems the industry is finally listening. In 2015, the top 100 grossing films of the year featured women as 22% of lead characters and 33% of all speaking parts, a 6% jump from last year. This apparent achievement fell short of true progress, however, in a major way.
Gillian Anderson was offered half David Duchovny’s pay for The X-Files reboot
During The X-Files’ initial run, Gillian Anderson fought for years to make the same as co-star David Duchovny. To add insult to injury, the actress was also initially required to “stand a few feet behind” Duchovny. When it came time to sign contracts for the new series, history looked set to repeat itself — but Anderson was prepared.
Mississippi school named after confederate leader to be renamed in Obama’s honor
A small public elementary school in Mississippi announced it would make a big change in 2018 by changing its name to honor former President Barack Obama. And while this is a nice gesture on its own, it becomes even more significant when you consider the school is currently named after Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Read more.