response that they have a formula for determining pay seems like an excuse, since they can always build in more components to the formula to give it more flexibility, such as take into account expertise on the subject, the number of other people with similar expertise, the success of the last project, and the evaluation from co-workers. Nancy Qian is a professor of managerial economics & decision sciences at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and this is her take: But if you’ve spent 15 years in writers rooms and you’re a high level TV writer, I’m guessing that your experience is pretty valuable compared to a feature writer.” “It’s a justification from business affairs to pay less, and they can make that justification if they want. “It does feel a little bit like a remnant from a time when only network TV existed,” said screenwriter Tze Chun, who - after Lim’s story came to light - tweeted about his own experiences regarding pay. It was both educational and powerful to hear all facets of the debate.” 'So what you often see is this neurotic tendency to profess one set of values - fairness - but when you look at their decisions, there’s a discrepancy.”Įarlier this week, “Crazy Rich Asians” director Chu posted a statement on Twitter saying that he stands with Lim but also that “negotiations are tough and more often than not messy - no matter who are you are in this industry.” Upon learning of Lim’s unhappiness with Warners’ offer, he along with the producers and studio executives “leapt into action to ensure we got to a place of parity between the two writers at a significant number.

“One thing we’ve learned from social-psychological research in the last 10 or 15 years is that when we make decisions about people - when we evaluate others - we have biases that carry a lot of history that we don’t consciously process or recognize. Judge, who has studied the way gender affects compensation in Hollywood. Last year I wrote about the pay gap that affects black actresses in Hollywood and I spoke to Ohio State University’s Timothy A.

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