Spanish actress Rossy de Palma, muse of director Pedro Almodóvar, called in Paris on Tuesday for “equal pay” for women compared to men, adding that she did not understand that governments do not impose it. “The only thing I’m asking for is equal pay, and I don’t understand why governments don’t do it,” the actress said in an interview with AFP on the sidelines of the international Paris Photo show, which makes tribute to 77 women photographers this year and of which she is the guest of honor. “Afterwards, we do not need this misery and to ask permission to do anything”, she continued raising her oversized dark glasses that matched the wispy feathers adorning her bun. we need nothing, if not to discover ourselves”, she estimated, browsing the e living room in a slinky and zipped multicolored dress, with polka dots, signed Jean Paul Gaultier, like her earrings. See also on Konbini For her, “it is time for women to take an interest in themselves”, specifying: “For generations we have been devoted to society, to family, to children, to work outside the home and in the home, stuck in our lives. So many artists have had to work in secret. Now we don’t need that anymore.” In 2019, in all the 27 countries of the European Union, women received on average lower wages than men, according to figures published by the National Institute statistics and economic studies (INSEE). However, the average gross annual salary gap between women and men varies greatly between EU countries. With a gap of 20%, France occupies an intermediate position.
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