The TV industry may be slammed for regressive portrayals of women - but the women who portray these roles dominate screen space and are paid more than the men. Paradoxical women's empowerment, anyone? The gender pay gap is an oft-visited topic when debating sexism in Hollywood and Bollywood. Every few days, we have someone from the industry addressing the issue and talking about how actresses get paid less as compared to their male counterparts. But on this International Women's Day, we bring you a silver lining - on the Indian small screen, the situation is the reverse. Here, it is the women who play the lead and the superhero and fight the villains - also played by women- and get paid more...
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