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#PressforProgress is the theme for International Women’s Day on March 8, aiming to shine a spotlight on gender pay parity. Oprah Winfrey, Emma Stone and Meryl Streep are among the growing number of actresses calling for wage parity. “Men are ashamed that they’re getting that money,” Meryl says. “Now they’re a little more nervous that somebody will find out what they make vis-a-vis their co-star. That’s the best vigilance: the vigilance of privilege.”