Among the various acceptance speeches this year at the Oscar’s, one that stood out was Patricia Arquette’s when she accepted her award for Best Supporting Actress. She brought up the issue of equal pay for women. She said, “To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights, it’s our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America.” Her passionate words struck resonance with many across the globe, including our guest editor Anushka Sharma who feels there’s need for change. She says, “It is very unfair that we get paid the way we do. I think the disparity is way too much. We get paid like one fourth of what the men get paid. Secondly, our careers are much shorter. In that much time, our expenses are a lot in terms of our clothes and this and that. Almost 30 to 40% of our expenditure goes in that. Ultimately, in that short time, you don’t really make that much money and it’s not fair because of the way in which they get compared. For example, a male actor might not be on the same level as you, but because he’s an actor he will get paid more.” She adds, “I wouldn’t be surprised if an A-list actress is getting paid the same or lesser than maybe one of the newer guys in the industry, like a Varun for example. I wouldn’t be surprised. That’s not fair.”