Viola Davis rues pay gap for women of colour

Los Angeles, Aug 25 (IANS) Actress Viola Davis, who broke the colour 'barrier' with an Emmy win last year, says "women of colour in Hollywood don't even get paid even half of what Caucasian women get". "How to Get Away with Murder" fame star Davis, who became the first African-American to win the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the Emmys, feels the only way to get rid of the prevailing gender pay gap is to be vocal about it. "Even when Caucasian women talk about pay and how we definitely are not paid the way men are paid, it's just completely, absolutely the truth, and we should (talk about that).

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