The percentage of women working in key behind-the-scenes jobs on the 250 top-grossing domestic films “has barely budged” during the past two decades – increasing by only 4 percentage points from 17% in 1998 to 21% last year.
That’s according to the latest “Celluloid Ceiling” report from Dr. Martha Lauzen, founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University.“The celluloid ceiling has proven to be far more resilient than we ever could have imagined,” Lauzen said. “Despite the countless panels, repeated calls for voluntary programs and promises of change, the percentages of women working on top-grossing films have remained relatively stable over the last two decades.”As seen
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