Hollywood Studios Targeted in Gender Bias Investigation

[RhettScarlett]

Source: Daily Beast

Hollywood’s perceived gender bias has become a cause célèbre in recent years thanks to Patricia Arquette, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, and other powerful women in the industry who have spoken out about the issue.

Now, in a move that brings a new level of seriousness to their cause, the feds are investigating gender discrimination in the industry.

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/13/hollywood-studios-targeted-by-feds-in-gender-bias-investigation.html

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Good. I hope a President Clinton will do something about this. We know Bernie or Frump won't. #OscarsSoWhite is just a piece of the story. #HollywoodSoSexist too!

[valerief]

1. Of course, this stuff shouldn't occur, but the feds are only looking into it because it's a

Rich People issue.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. I beg to differ. While the people who get to be heard talking about it are rich the bulk of the

people who are hindered by gender bias in the entertainment industry are not. It is like other biases, not reserved for those at the top but actually served less to those at the top. The people who really suffer from such paradigms are those who never get the opportunities to build a career because of such biases and those who struggle to make a decent middle class living in an industry prone to hiring bias.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. For a start 75% of all speaking roles go to actors

More often than not, actresses often get their as "nude blonde in dumpster".

[valerief]

6. It might affect MORE non-rich people than rich people, but the only reason

they're looking into it is because it DOES affect some rich people. If it didn't affect ANY rich people, it would be a non-issue for them.

[eggplant]

2. On what basis are you smearing Bernie here?

Do you have some evidence that Hillary would be more attentive to this issue than Bernie?

[MisterP]

4. especially after that massive haul from Clooney's party