'I think it's great!' Kathy Griffin says she's glad stars like Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lawrence speak out about inequality in showbiz

Published: 23:26 EST, 11 November 2015 | Updated: 12:30 EST, 12 November 2015

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Kathy Griffin has revealed she approves of younger female stars speaking out about inequality in showbiz.

While talking to People this week, the comedian praised actress Jennifer Lawrence for being outspoken about the gender wage gap and Taylor Swift for having an influential voice in the music industry.

'I think it's great,' the 55-year-old said 'you need someone as powerful as Taylor Swift,'

Support: Kathy Griffin (pictured on Wednesday in NY wearing Rubin Singer) has revealed her admiration for young women in showbiz who are speaking out about gender inequality during an interview with People

'It's that when you learn what these male executives are getting in comparison to the people doing the real world. It's all relative, and it really does trickle down.' Kathy said in support of the Blank Space hit maker.

Swift succeeded when she took on music giant Apple earlier this year after taking exception to the company not paying writers and artists during the three-month trial period of their streaming service.

Kathy continued: 'I make fun of Taylor Swift in my act, but she is a 25 year old woman, as Jennifer Lawrence is a 20-something, and you need those women who have the juice and the power that, frankly, I don't have, to be loud and proud and demand it.

'I think it's great,' the 55-year-old actress said she approved of stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Taylor Swift speaking out about important issues such as the gender wage gap

'I fully support those women fighting for the wage gap. We have to close it. It's ridiculous, and I experience it every single day. If you think I make what my 54 year old male counterpart make? Not even close.

'I support these women doing it. Hopefully we all benefit, [from] stand-up comics to women like my mom who worked in the office of a hospital for 20 years.'

Lawrence wrote an essay last month about how her male co-stars make more money than her simply for being born a man.

The 25-year-old star wrote: 'When the Sony hack happened and I found out how much less I was being paid than the lucky people with d*cks, I didn't get mad at Sony, I got mad at myself. I failed as a negotiator because I gave up early.'

Powerful: Swift succeeded when she took on music giant Apple earlier this year when she disagreed about writers and artists not getting paid during the trial period of their new streaming service

'We have to close the gap': Lawrence, 25, wrote an open essay in October about the struggle women face in the entertainment industry

Busy schedule: Kathy is currently travelling the US on her Like A Boss tour ans stopped at the SiriusXM studios in NYC on Wednesday

The Hunger Games star said she also didn't want to come across as 'spoiled or difficult' - something she said men in the industry rarely have to worry about.

Meanwhile, Kathy is currently on her Like A Boss tour across the US and stopped in at the SiriusXM studios on Wednesday as well as making an appearance at TimesTalks.

The funny woman performs at Carnegie Hall on Thursday and then heads to the Midwest over the weekend.

She told People: 'I'm one of only five women in the history of Carnegie to play Carnegie Hall as a stand-up of comic. So, I have this like big bug up my butt about sexism in stand-up comedy and being 55 years old and kind of being in a club of one. Like there's nobody else in my, I call it, my weight class.'