By Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 22:56 BST, 2 April 2019 | Updated: 22:57 BST, 2 April 2019
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Michelle Williams is discussing the pay disparity scandal that hit her in 2017 when she found out she was paid less than costar Mark Wahlbeg for starring in All The Money In The World.
The actress headed to Capitol Hill On Tuesday to discuss the matter and advocate for the Paycheck Fairness Act and revealed she felt powerless when she found out about the pay gap.
Pictured alongside Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Michelle recalled the moment she found out Wahlberg was paid substantially more than her for reshoots on the film.
Michelle Williams is pictured speaking about the Paycheck Fairness Act on Equal Pay Day on Tuesday following her personal experience with pay disparity in Hollywood
'There won't be satisfaction for me until I can exhaust my efforts ensuring that all women experience the elevation of their self-worth and its connection to the elevation of their market worth.
'In late 2017, the news broke that I'd been paid less than $1,000 compared to the $1.5 million that my male counterpart had received for the exact same amount of work,
'And guess what, no one cared. This came as no surprise to me, it simply reinforced my life-learned belief that equality is not an inalienable right and that women would always be working just as hard for less money while shouldering more responsibility at home.
Michelle hit headlines in 2017 when it was revealed she was paid just $800 compared to Mark Wahlberg's $1.5 million for reshoots on the movie All The Money In The World
Powerless: Michelle said her feelings of futility 'paralyzed' her at the time
Michelle said her feelings of futility 'paralyzed' her at the time but it was a fellow actress that helped her get the story out.
'I've been
