Bron ( source ) : https://www.lennyletter.com/story/jennifer-lawrence-why-do-i-make-less-than-my-male-costars
De open brief op de website van collega actrice Lena Dunham ( lennyletter.com ) geeft goed aan, hoe het mechanisme achter de loonkloof werkt. De onderstaande conclusies verwijzen naar de gemarkeerde delen in de tekst van de brief.
- JL wil niet ‘moeilijk’ of ‘verwend’ lijken, terwijl mannen blijkbaar veel meer loon krijgen zonder dat ze die kwalificaties toegemeten krijgen.
- Toen ze haar claim naar voren bracht, schoot haar collega in de verdediging ( “we’re working on the same side here” ).
- Mannen worden gewoon gehoord als ze looneisen stellen, vrouwen zijn bang ‘niet aardig gevonden te worden’ .
- Wat ook daadwerkelijk gebeurt.
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But if I’m honest with myself, I would be lying if I didn’t say there was an element of wanting to be liked that influenced my decision to close the deal without a real fight. I didn’t want to seem “difficult” or “spoiled.” At the time, that seemed like a fine idea, until I saw the payroll on the Internet and realized every man I was working with definitely didn’t worry about being “difficult” or “spoiled.” This could be a young-person thing. It could be a personality thing. I’m sure it’s both. But this is an element of my personality that I’ve been working against for years, and based on the statistics, I don’t think I’m the only woman with this issue. Are we socially conditioned to behave this way? We’ve only been able to vote for what, 90 years? I’m seriously asking — my phone is on the counter and I’m on the couch, so a calculator is obviously out of the question. Could there still be a lingering habit of trying to express our opinions in a certain way that doesn’t “offend” or “scare” men?
A few weeks ago at work, I spoke my mind and gave my opinion in a clear and no-bullshit way; no aggression, just blunt. The man I was working with (actually, he was working for me) said, “Whoa! We’re all on the same team here!” As if I was yelling at him. I was so shocked because nothing that I said was personal, offensive, or, to be honest, wrong. All I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions, and I give mine in the same exact manner, and you would have thought I had said something offensive.
I’m over trying to find the “adorable” way to state my opinion and still be likable! Fuck that. I don’t think I’ve ever worked for a man in charge who spent time contemplating what angle he should use to have his voice heard. It’s just heard. Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale, and Bradley Cooper all fought and succeeded in negotiating powerful deals for themselves. If anything, I’m sure they were commended for being fierce and tactical, while I was busy worrying about coming across as a brat and not getting my fair share. Again, this might have NOTHING to do with my vagina, but I wasn’t completely wrong when another leaked Sony email revealed a producer referring to a fellow lead actress in a negotiation as a “spoiled brat.” For some reason, I just can’t picture someone saying that about a man.
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