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Fri, 08/26/2016 - 11:01pm

The world’s 10 highest-paid actresses made less than half of what the top actors earned

By Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post It’s a rich and powerful group: The world’s 10 highest paid actresses earned a combined $205 million over the last year, according to Forbes annual list of actress’s earnings. But these women collectively earned less than half than their male counterparts. The combined earnings of the 10 highest-paid actors totaled $456.5 million, as detailed in a list released by Forbes on Thursday. Yes, even the super rich and famous experience a wage gap. Forbes tracked earnings before taxes and fees between June 1, 2015, and June 1, 2016.

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