Ruth Wilson is not one to mince her words, and recently, the actress spoke up about the gender wage gap in Hollywood. She said that she refuses jobs that pay her less than a man! The 35-year-old star of The Lone Ranger told the Evening Standard, “It’s also up to agents, producers. And I have to be strong and refuse to take jobs unless I get the same as the man with the same experience,” and added, “Though when I do, they say, ‘We’re not going to go above X’. So am I willing to throw the job away?…It’s a hard fight to fight because it’s difficult to measure your value in the industry.”
She also added, “There’s a pressure to be a product, to sell outfits. This is a privileged problem but if you’re being papped or on the red carpet, you’re a commodity. You could decide to wear jeans and a T-shirt, but no one does. Fashion magazines won’t put you in, and there’s pressure to build up your brand. Men can just wear a suit.”
