Female actors achieved parity with their male counterparts last year on original U.S. films made for the major streaming services, according to the latest report from Dr.
Martha M. Lauzen, founder and director of San Diego State’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. Only 6% of all speaking characters were Latina, however, and just 5.6% were Latino, “making them the most underrepresented ethnic group in film when compared to their representation in the U.S.
population.” And behind the cameras, women of all races and ethnicity still have a lot of catching up to do. “In 2022, more original U.S.
films on major streaming services featured female than male protagonists,” the Streaming Women report found, noting that 49% of these films featured female protagonists versus 38% that featured male protagonists, with 12% being ensembles.
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