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It's certainly not. Wake up, Hollywood.
Honestly I'm not saying this sort of thing dosen't happen but I think it mostly comes down to being a popularity contest and who will draw in a bigger crowd
Jennifer Lawrence complained about Brady Cooper getting more then her in American Hustle for example but the guy, regardless of gender has been around a lot longer and has more of a screen presence to bring in a bigger crowd.
Cooper is 40, Lawrence is 25, he's obviously going to have a much bigger head start. Plus he's been in Television and Theatre.
If Cooper was replaced with Helen Mirren then she would probably get paid more then Lawrence aswell. I don't think it's JUST to do with gender, other factors follow aswell.
Beyond gender, I think a part of it is negotiating. Part of it is also the drawing power of the star. I think saying it's all about gender is a bit of a cop-out. I saw an example above of Bradley Cooper having gotten paid more for American Hustle than Jenifer Lawrence; but it seems to me Bradley Cooper had the bigger role in the movie too. I feel her's was more of a supporting one, being the crazy wife of Christian Bale. Not that she didn't do a good job, but the character was simply less crucial to the actual story.
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I still think men tennis players should get more than the women, the men play much longer matches on average and they draw much bigger crowds, that alone justifies a higher wage. If a woman does as much as a man in acting and they draw as big a crowd then yes they should get as much, there aren't many like that though I suspect.