Hiring Rate of Female Episodic Helmers, TV Directors of Color Has Been Flat Over Past Three Years, DGA Reports
variety.comAndrés Buenahora editor The Directors Guild of America has released data tied to hiring trends in episodic television from the 2023-2024 season, showing fairly stable numbers over the past three years including during the strikes period..
The results indicate increases in employment rates among women and directors of color over the past decade. Data also focused on women and people of color within directorial teams as well as both LGBTQ+ and disabled members of directorial teams.
The Guild has been tracking such data since 2022. “The good news is that the industry has made measurable gains in the employment of women directors and directors of color in episodic television over the past ten seasons,” said DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter. “Although these gains have held steady through the beginning of 2024, we must remain vigilant in this time when employers have pulled back on production.
Our Diversity and Inclusion data is critical for putting pressure on the industry to do a better job in advancing opportunities for directors from historically marginalized communities.
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