Cynthia Erivo Gets Candid About Fighting for Equal Pay

Cynthia Erivo is opening up about salary, and fighting for fair pay for roles.

The 34-year-old Harriet actress spoke out during TheWrap‘s Welcome to Power Women Summit 2021.

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During the discussion, she opened up about her experience with equal pay in the industry.

“It’s really bloody hard, that’s my experience,” she expressed.

“It’s really bloody hard, it’s always a fight, you spend so much time explaining why you’re worth the money that you’re worth,” she continued.

“And it makes it really difficult to step on a set when you think that you had to struggle to get the thing that you deserve. I don’t know why we’re still in this phase in 2021, it doesn’t make sense,” Cynthia went on to explain.

“And I know that I’m willing to keep fighting and I’m lucky enough to have a team that will stick with me through everything and try to get what it is that I need in order to tell a story.”

It was recently revealed that she’s taking on a massive role!