http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25772/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/hollywood-millionaire-demands-equal-pay-oscars <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Patricia Arquette uses acceptance speech to demand ‘wage equality,’ and equal rights for women. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/mike-ciandella">Mike Ciandella</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><iframe src="http://www.mrctv.org/embed/133279" width="520" height="293" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p dir="ltr">At the Academy Awards, Patricia Arquette won the Oscar for best supporting actress for “Boyhood.” Then rather than just making the traditional expressions of gratitude, she made a left turn into politics. </p><p dir="ltr">The millionaire actress used her acceptance speech to promote the myth that women in the workplace are largely paid less than men for the same jobs.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Mike Ciandella is Research Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@mikeciandella" target="_blank">Follow Mike Ciandella on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/hollywood-millionaire-demands-equal-pay-oscars" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Art & Entertainment Labor Politics Academy Awards acceptance speech actress Boyhood equal pay equal rights for women hollywood millionaires Oscars Patricia Arquette pay disparity Pay Gap political rants Statistics wage equality Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:33:43 +0000 julia.seymour 48294 at http://archive2.mrc.org