#7 - Pay Gap
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In this episode of Women Vs Hollywood, Helen O’Hara is joined by economist Dr Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez, academic Susan Kemp, and actor Jessica Regan to talk about the gender pay gap between men and women in Hollywood. You’ll hear about research into Hollywood’s wage inequality, how society dictates the value we place on ourselves, and our guests’ personal experiences of the gender pay gap.  You can find our host, Helen O’Hara (she/her), on Twitter @HelenLOHara. You can also find Helen on The Empire Film Podcast. Comments? Questions? Talk about the show on your social media platform of choice using #WomenVsHollywood. Our Guests This Week Were: Dr Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez (she/her) Find out more about her work at https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2019/10/28/the-unexplained-25-wage-gap-between-male-and-female-hollywood-actors/  Susan Kemp (she/her): @kempiefilmy on Twitter Find out more about her work at https://susan-kemp.com/ Jessica Regan (she/her): @itsjessregan on Twitter Find out more about her work at https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/jessica-regan  This week’s recommended films were: Hidden Figures (2016), directed by Theodore Melfi; Suffragette (2015), directed by Sarah Gavron You can purchase Women vs Hollywood in the UK, here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/women-vs-hollywood-the-fall-and-rise-of-women-in-film/   You can purchase the audiobook of Women vs Hollywood on Audible in the UK, here: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Women-vs-Hollywood-Audiobook/   You can purchase the audiobook of Women vs Hollywood on Audible in the US, here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Women-vs-Hollywood-Audiobook/   You can pre-order Women vs Hollywood in the US, here: http://bookshop.org/books/women-vs-hollywood-the-fall-and-rise-of-women-in-film/   Host: Helen O’Hara (she/her) Producer: Maddy Searle (she/her) Executive Producers: Kobi Omenaka (he/him) and Ella Watts (she/her) Artwork: Steve Leard (he/him)  Music: Jazz Apricot – Joey Pecoraro; Jazz Mango – Joey Pecoraro; Walk Through The Park – TrackTribe; On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you - License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; Members Only – Track Tribe; Night on the Town - Track Tribe  SFX: stefan021 via freesound.org  Find out more about Stripped Media and our other shows on our website, here: https://stripped.media/our-podcasts/   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider giving us a five star review on iTunes or your Podcatcher of choice, and telling your friends and family about the show. Word of mouth is still the best way to market any podcast, and every little helps! From the whole team at Women vs Hollywood: thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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