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Jennifer Lawrence: Like All Women, She Deserves Equal Pay

Jennifer Lawrence is the world's highest paid actress, but she doesn't come close to Bradley Cooper.

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Jennifer Lawrence: Like All Women, She Deserves Equal Pay
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Jennifer Lawrence topped Forbes' list of the highest paid actress IN THE WORLD last week. This year she made 46 million dollars! This is the second consecutive year she has made the top of the charts!

Unfortunately, her 46 million does not even compare to what male actors made this year. Bradley Cooper according to People With Money reports that Cooper made $82 million between July 2015 and July 2016. Go Bradley!


Even Jennifer has commented on the issues with pay for women actresses compared to men actors and vocalized it last year like when she was in the movie American Hustle last year. She was paid less than the male actors in the movie.


According to the New York Times, last year women made 78 cents to the dollar that men make. She ended up blaming it on herself for failing as a negotiator. It has been a improvement over the years but it still is not equal.


It is good that J Law is speaking about issues still at hand for women today. She is such a role model for women to fight for equality no matter what gender.

This year was a slight dip in pay compared to her 52 million last year. Most of her success was due to the Mockingjay movie. Nonetheless, her other movies like American Hustle and Joy, show that her skill set goes beyond the Hunger Games series. If she keeps her acting up in the next year like with the movies X-Men Apocolypse that came out in May and Passenger coming out she will keep the top spot. She represents women worldwide who struggle with gender inequality.

The Department of Labor statistics show that 57 percent of women work in the labor force and 70 percent of women with children under 18 work. According to the statistics for 2014, there is still a wage gap of 21.4 percent. This is not okay.

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