The statistic presents information on the public opinion on the severity of the problem in the movie industry that female movie stars are generally paid less than their male counterparts in the United States as of January 2017, sorted by gender. According to the survey, 34 percent of female respondents stated that this gender pay gap was a very serious problem.
How serious of a problem do you think it is that female movie stars are generally paid less than their male counterparts? (by gender)
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YouGov. (January 13, 2017). How serious of a problem do you think it is that female movie stars are generally paid less than their male counterparts? (by gender) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682219/hollywood-gender-pay-gap-opinion-gender/
YouGov. "How serious of a problem do you think it is that female movie stars are generally paid less than their male counterparts? (by gender)." Chart. January 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682219/hollywood-gender-pay-gap-opinion-gender/
YouGov. (2017). How serious of a problem do you think it is that female movie stars are generally paid less than their male counterparts? (by gender). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682219/hollywood-gender-pay-gap-opinion-gender/
YouGov. "How Serious of a Problem Do You Think It Is That Female Movie Stars Are Generally Paid Less than Their Male Counterparts? (by Gender)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682219/hollywood-gender-pay-gap-opinion-gender/
YouGov, How serious of a problem do you think it is that female movie stars are generally paid less than their male counterparts? (by gender) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682219/hollywood-gender-pay-gap-opinion-gender/ (last visited June 01, 2023)
How serious of a problem do you think it is that female movie stars are generally paid less than their male counterparts? (by gender) [Graph], YouGov, January 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682219/hollywood-gender-pay-gap-opinion-gender/