Girls may run the world, according to Beyonce, but the Grammy winner doesn't think they get properly compensated for it. The 32-year-old mother of daughter Blue Ivy Carter, 2, recently penned a personal essay for Maria Shriver's website The Shriver Report on the topic.
The site focuses on feminist issues and "seeks to modernize America's relationship to women." On Jan. 12, Bey's essay, titled "Gender Equality Is a Myth!", was posted on the site.
Using the byline Beyonce Knowles-Carter, the "Diva" singer wrote a little more than 200 words on the issue, which she explores to greater lengths in her smash fifth album. She declared that gender equality, "isn't a reality yet," and asked both men and women to stand up for progress.
"Men have to demand that their wives, daughters, mothers, and sisters earn more -- commensurate with their qualifications and not their gender," Beyonce wrote. "Equality will be achieved when men and women are granted equal pay and equal respect."
Jay Z's wife of nearly six years went on to talk about the history behind America's lack of gender equality.
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