How Leonard Nimoy fought for equal pay between men and women in Star Trek

The great legacy of Leonard Nimoy is undoubted; its influence is not only in the screen but in popular culture. His former partner in Star Trek, Walter Koenig, presented the fight for equal pay championed the late actor on the hit science fiction.

After the news of death of the great Leonard Nimoy, reactions were swift. And, are facing the loss of an iconic actor, not just television, but popular culture itself. Hypertext best cameos Nimoy as a tribute to this actor is gone and we gave it the importance it deserves the only blue black suit and having our attention.

Walter Koenig stated that Leonard Nimoy was an advocate Pay equity in Star Trek

His legacy not only stays on the screen, we know that he was a prolific artist who wrote, directed, making music and poetry. Also, as in Star Trek, Mr Nimoy, contributed more than his role as Mr. Spock. Account interview actor Walter Koenig, who gave life to Pavel Chekov, Leonard Nimoy was an advocate of equal pay for men and women, and even he was the leader on these issues among their fellow actors.

Walter Koenig explains that at the time that Nimoy learned that the actress Nichelle Nichols, who played his character also iconic, Uhura, did not earn the same as their male colleagues, went to the office managers and managed the situation.

The issue persists

In the United States, according to an article in The Guardian published a few days ago Women represent half of the labor force in that country, however, the average working woman earns only 77% of what the average worker earns man. It is also noted that women represent two thirds of workers with minimum wages

Also, there is a gender gap, just look at these numbers.

• In 2012, women earned 77 cents for every dollar paid to men.
• The black women earned 64 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men
• Hispanic women earned even less. 54 cents for every dollar paid to men White, non-Hispanic.

This issue also took flight, referring to the show, after Sony Pictures hacked late last year, specifically by leaked emails from the now former co-president of Sony Pictures, Amy Pascal and Andrew Gumpert, the last president of business affairs and administration of Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony which funded American Hustle. In these messages it emerged from the negotiations to pay the stars of that tape. The final agreement left no doubt, while Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale and Jeremy Renner won 9% of the profits, their co-stars Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams 7%.

Remember that Patricia Arquette seized the moment of his speech, when he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the last award of the Academy, to bring it up again because of the gender wage gap there.

The great Leonard Nimoy

So, thanks to Walter Koenig, we could find for this work Nimoy in defense of equal pay for men and women. And surprisingly, the great Leonard Nimoy was sensitive to these issues in the 1966, when it aired the famous series of Star Trek. Especially since he took action to speak for his teammates with managers and managed changes.

It is gratifying to celebrate a great artist like Leonard Nimoy after his heartfelt starting to recognize his work, his legacy, and in this case remember that their actions in this area give us sample a higher sensitivity than many middle. His last tweet can not be less successful:

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be Had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP

– Leonard Nimoy (TheRealNimoy) February 23, 2015

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