Major Throwback: ‘I’m the top-grossing actor but not the highest paid’, when Scarlett Johansson went vocal about the pay disparity in the film industry

While we often call out Bollywood for its gender bias, Hollywood doesn't fall back on the list, as Scarlett Johansson opens about the pay disparity in the film industry

Scarlett Johansson is the top-notch actress in the world. The Avengers actress who happens to be the top-grossing actor in the rundown, isn’t the highest paid, which the actress revealed herself.

The actress further opened about how pay disparity is a sad reality in the film industry. She also said to Marie Claire magazine that even though she is marked as the top-grossing actor, she isn’t the highest paid on the basis of that. She said, “I’ve had to fight for everything that I have. It’s such a fickle and political industry,”

She also added, “Some people felt I should talk about my personal struggle in order to shed a spotlight on the greater issue. Maybe I’m being presumptuous, but I assumed it was obvious that women in all positions struggle for equality. It’s always an uphill battle and fight. My experience with my close female friends and family is that the struggle is real for everybody. Everyone has been discriminated against or harassed-sexism is real.” as quoted by NDTV.