June 12, 2012

Hollywood’s Working Women

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She Works Hard For The Money

Last week, we learned that Republican senators shot down the Paycheck Fairness Act, a that would have required employers to prove that any disparities in pay amongst equal-level employees were not based on gender. According to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, there’s still a possibility that the bill will see a new day, but in the meantime, women everywhere will have to wait.

Not to worry ladies: We’re looking back at some of the hardest working women from film and television, whose on-screen personas have been fighting the good fight for decades. In the words of Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski so eloquently put it following the vote: “Put on your lipstick! Square your shoulders! Suit up and let’s fight for a new American revolution where women are paid for equal work! Let’s end wage discrimination in this century once and for all.” Donna Summer’s, She Works Hard For The Money, seems to be popping off as our anthem right about now.