Women have always had a presence in film acting, but have consistently been underrepresented, and on average significantly less well paid.

On the other hand, as the Geena Davis Institute points out, many key roles in film making were for many decades done almost entirely by men, such as directors and cinematographers. For instance, the title of 'auteur' is typically administered to men, even with women auteurs persevering and growing beside them.

  • 18%
    of
    all
    directors, executive producers, producers, writers,
    cinematographers, and editors. This reflected no change from
    2011 and only a 1% increase from 1998.
  • 9%
    of
    all
    directors.
  • 15%
    of
    all
    writers.
  • 20%
    of
    all
    editors.
  • 25%
    of
    all
    producers.
  • 2%
    of
    all
    cinematographers.
  • 38%
    of
    films employed 0 or 1 woman in the roles considered, 23%
    employed 2 women, 28% employed 3 to 5 women, and 10% employed
    6 to 9 women.

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