Equal Pay Day 2015: Beyonce, Chloe Grace Moretz & Patricia Arquette Speak up on Equal Wages [Watch]
Tuesday marks the day that women would catch up to men's wages in 2014. If women added up all of their wages from 2014 and then added their wages up to Tuesday, they would finally catch up to what men made for the year.
Both women and men recognize that there is a gender inequality problem in the workplace: 77 percent of women and 63 percent of men said the U.S. needs to make some changes to give men and women equality in the workplace, a Pew Research Center survey said last fall.
The White House says that women only get paid 77 percent of what men get paid. That means that women would have to work an additional 60 days to catch up to them.
Celebrities have spoken up on the issue of inequality in the workplace.
Actress and model Chloe Grace Moretz decided to show the inequality of women's wages compared to men's in a visual way.
For every dollar a man makes a woman makes #78Cents let's squash the wage gap. #EqualPayDay #EqualPayEqualWork pic.twitter.com/IvvYwlupIQ
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) April 14, 2015
Moretz showed the 78 cents in her hand and noted that for every dollar a man makes, a woman only makes 78 cents. She followed that tweet up with another:
#heforshe #EqualPayDay #EqualPayEqualWork — Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) April 14, 2015
In 2014, singer Beyonce posted an essay in the Shriver Report titled "Gender Equality is a Myth!"
Beyonce said that "women are more than 50 percent of the population and more than 50 percent of voters. We must demand that we all receive 100 percent of the opportunities."
This year, Patricia Arquette used her time on stage at the Oscars to give her opinions on the wage gap. At first she started her acceptance speech for the Best Supporting Actress with thanking those who supported her. She then said it was time for women to have wage equality and equal rights in America.
The camera then showed the reactions of Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez who both cheered loudly in support of Arquette's comments.
Comedian Sarah Silverman is urging women to go after what they want, equal pay for doing the same job duties as men, according to Refinery 29.
"Go ahead, ask for more," Silverman tells viewers in a video for Levo, a group designed to help women through the first 10 years of their careers. "More please. Please, sir, may I have some more?"
To learn more facts about Equal Pay Day, the hashtag #Ask4More has been established on Twitter, the Chicago Tribune reports. It is meant to inspire women to seek out equal salaries.
What do you think about the wage gap between men and women? Leave a comment below with your thoughts
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