What If Women Boycotted the Oscars?

It could be a way to get studios to listen to concerns about gender pay disparity.

Actress Patricia Arquette accepts the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Boyhood onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Feb. 22, 2015, in Hollywood, Calif. — Actress Patricia Arquette accepts the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for *Boyhood* onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Feb. 22, 2015, in Hollywood, Calif.
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By Sheelah Kolhatkar

January 25, 2016 at 5:45 PM UTC

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences said that it plans to take "historic action" to increase diversity in its ranks after actors of color threatened to boycott the Oscars to protest a second straight year of all-white acting nominations. Who knows if the steps will help or how quickly things will change, but it's an encouraging sign. What if women in Hollywood tried the same thing?

Earlier this month we learned from actress Gillian Anderson that she was initially offered half of what her male co-star David Duchovny was to reprise Fox TV show The X-Files, which premiered last night.