Sarah Silverman in Ask4More equal pay campaign calling for women to demand fair salaries

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The 44-year-old came under fire last month after she tweeted 'ten rape prevention tips' aimed at male attackers
In the Levo League's Ask4More campaign video, Sarah recalls a time she was discriminated against because of her gender

Published: 13:10 EST, 6 April 2015 | Updated: 13:57 EST, 6 April 2015

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Comedian Sarah Silverman is encouraging women to understand their worth and ask for equal pay in a new campaign in which she recounts a time she was discriminated against because of her gender.

The 44-year-old, who is known for her wicked sense of humor, gets serious for Levo League's Ask4More campaign, which calls for women to request the salaries that they deserve in honor of Equal Pay Day on April 14.

'I think the best person for the job should get jobs,' she says in the campaign video. 'I'm all for women having to work harder to prove themselves at this juncture if that's the way it is in the world. But if you work a job, and a man is working the same job, you should be getting paid the same.'

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Be confident: Sarah Silverman wants women to understand their worth as a part of Levo League's new Ask4More campaign, which encourages women to request the salaries that they deserve

On average, women only earn 78 cents for every dollar made by men, and in the clip, the actress recalls a time when she was faced with an even worse pay margin because of her gender.

Sarah explains that she and fellow comedian Todd Barry were doing back-to-back stand up sets on a Saturday night at the New York Comedy Club.

Even though she says she was 'pretty well known at the time', she 'didn't think anything of it' when she was given $10 for her work.

But when she was chatting with Todd outside, it soon came up that he was offered $60 for the same amount of work - at the same show.

When she went back inside and asked Al Martin, the owner at the time, about the pay discrepancy, he thought that she was asking him to lend her money, saying: 'Oh, did you want a $60 spot?'

Sarah Silverman lends her voice to the Levo Ask4More campaign

Not right: In the video, Sarah recalls a time when she was paid $10 to do a stand-up routine, when a man who performed the same amount of time earned $60

'It was symbolic. I didn't need $60,' she says of that moment. 'You know, it’s pretty sh****.'

Sarah, who came under fire last month after she tweeted 'ten rape prevention tips' aimed at male attackers, says whenever she shares anything 'women's rights related' on social media, including equal pay and health care, she gets 'the most violent hate tweets back'.

'It's so odd. It's just bizarre,' she says.

Sarah explains that knowing your self-worth is a big factor when it comes to women feeling confident to ask for more.

'My therapist says - and I think about it all the time - we don't get what we want. We get what we think we deserve,' she added.

Double standard: The 44-year-old comedian, who is pictured at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, says she gets 'the most violent hate tweets' when she discusses women's issues on Twitter

Sports fan: Sarah, who often plays basketball with men, was pictured with Anthony Anderson as they watched Sprite NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in New York City in February

She notes that the concept of asking for more and understanding your worth reminds of her of how she feels when she plays basketball with men.

'Every basket you miss is like missing 100 baskets and that comes from inside.'

Sarah says she reminds herself that she isn't letting her team down, nor or the guys angry at her for missing a shot. The pressure she feels is being brought upon by herself.

She explains that she finally realized that 'the guys shoot and miss all the time - most of the time - and they get better.

'We deserve quality lives with equality, and maybe control over our own human bodies without the government getting involved, to do whatever we get great at and do, and it has to come from inside and understanding that you deserve it and working to deserve it,' she says, before adding: ‘Go ahead. Ask for more.'

Sarah is a part of the nine-day campaign, which aims to empower women throughout their careers and includes other female celebrity supporters such as Amy Poehler, Chelsea Clinton and Constance Zimmer.