The gender pay gap raises its ugly head in boardrooms, law firms and myriad companies, but also in industries built on glamour, prestige, and passion, where women are told that the opportunity itself is part of the compensation.
That is one reason why Series 3 of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders — currently trending in Netflix’s Top 10 — is so difficult to look away from. It is both a novel story and a familiar one about how women’s labour is valued, and perhaps how we, as women, value ourselves.
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