function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); With its minute of Americas attention during Super Bowl LI on Sunday, German automaker Audi addressed the gender pay gap that continues to plague both the U.S. and so many other countries around the world.In the companys Super Bowl commercial, titled Daughter, a young woman participates in a go-kart competition while her father asks how he should go about explaining the fact that women still continue to get paid less than men:What do I tell my daughter' Do I tell her that her grandpas worth more than her grandma' That her dad is worth more than her mom' Do I tell her that despite her education, her drive, her skills, her intelligence, she will automatically be valued as less than every man she ever meets' Or maybe, Ill be able to tell her something different.In a press release announcing the ad, Audi said its committed to supporting pay equality, inclusivity, and the growth and development of all employees.The company has publicly pledged to support [the] ongoing commitment to womens pay equality in the workplace and to foster a work environment that drives equality for all employees, the release read.After the commercial aired,celebrities and advocacy organizations alike celebrated the ad.We see you #Audi great commercial octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) February 6, 2017 Cry #2 @audi #equalpayforequalwork Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) February 6, 2017 AUDI COMING THROUGH WITH THE POLITICS TOO. Even money hates Trump. Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) February 6, 2017 LOVE this! @Audi's #EqualPay #SuperBowl Commercial #DriveProgress #Daughter #girlpower https://t.co/0Dqyj53Y6O YES! Constance Zimmer (@ConstanceZimmer) February 3, 2017 Thank you, @Audi for using this platform to advocate for #EqualPay. Women are NOT worth less. #MediaWeLike #Superbowl #DriveProgress NARAL (@NARAL) February 6, 2017 Some have taken issue with Audis message, considering the company has no women on its management board, and only two women on its 14-person U.S. executive team.ICYMI: Audi USA's 12 man, 2 woman executive team is lecturing Super Bowl viewers with an ad on pay equality https://t.co/cnPfBrbaKq Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 6, 2017 Regardless, women in the U.S. continue to earn about 78 cents to a mans dollar. Thats a fact worth repeating. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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