Disney Forced To Reveal Unequal Pay On Star Wars Show ‘The Acolyte’

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Lucasfilm Ltd.According to the filings, in early April last year, when production of the streaming series was still in full swing, just 30% of the 695 employees are women and women's average hourly pay was 19.4% lower than men’s.Amandla Stenberg has dual roles as the ex-student Osha and her evil twin Mae, who makes her mark in the first scene by executing Carrie-Anne Moss' character Indara.

The movies became increasingly focused on Ridley's character, Rey, which was part of the second step of Disney's strategy – Institutionalization. Disney acquired Lucasfilm to attract more of a male audience and complement its roster of princesses which appeal to young girls. However, as the box office of theRogue One: A Star Wars Storysteps this strategy up a gear with a diverse cast designed to appeal to an even wider demographic.

Even more problematically, the more shows there are, the more storylines Disney needs to come up with and the harder it is for them to keep on mustering the visceral pull thatDisney has now been pushed between a rock and a hard place. The best course of action would be to put a complete pause on theseries and build up hype in a future installment but if that happened, revenues would decrease which would be far from a dream ticket for shareholders.

Spending isn't the only disclosure the UK government requires from studios that film in the country. Any employer with a headcount of 250 people or more is also forced to disclose the difference in pay between men and women on their payroll.was 19.4% less than men received but it was also 13.5% lower when taking the middle number if hourly pay is ranked from highest to lowest.

Inequality has been a hot topic recently for Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. But not this kind of inequality. Defending Headland's stewardship ofshe said,"I think Leslye has struggled a little bit with it. I think a lot of the women who step intostruggle with this a bit more. Because of the fan base being so male-dominated, they sometimes get attacked in ways that can be quite personal.

 

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