PeeCee feels it took her 22-years to be able to get paid the same amount as her male co-actor.
Global icon Priyanka Chopra recent made the headlines as she turned producer for Women of My Billion, which premiered on 3rd May at Amazon Prime. Now after almost serving more than 20 years in the entertainment industry, and contributing some best film, PeeCee spoke about pay disparity for female leads in the industry.
In an interview with The Quint, Priyanka expressed, “I feel bad that we constantly talk about the film industry. There are so many industries across the board but the conversation needs to be improved when it comes to women. Gender equity is such an important conversation. It took me 22 years to be able to get paid the same amount as my male co-actor. There are so many CEO friends of mine that get paid 1/4th of what their predecessor got paid.”
She added, “I was raised by a working mom. My mom’s sisters were also working moms. I think even the moms that are not ‘working moms’ are working all day. I think women don’t get enough credit for how much they work even if they don’t necessarily have a job.”