Gwyneth Paltrow says it "feels s***ty' to earn less money than Robert Downey Jr.
The Iron Man star, who was named the 12th highest paid actress by Forbes this year after raking in $9 million, thinks the wage gap between men and women in Hollywood is "painful," and believes people would be shocked by the "disparity" between her salary and her co-star's for the Marvel films.
The Oscar winner said: "Your salary is a way to quantify what you're worth. If men are being paid a lot more for doing the same thing, it feels s***ty."
The blonde beauty, 43, isn't upset that her close pal Downey Jr, 50, is the world's highest paid actor and earned an estimated $80 million this year, but thinks female stars deserve to receive more money.
![Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts in a scene from Iron Man 3.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DOGA7552RUFTITVM3CFUYMJWPM.jpg?auth=bd16a3e38a57095f22bd7a15e648a4b2c1d2dcd2920d35057a41a350802b69a4&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)