Statistics

VIDA, Women in Literary Arts Releases 2012 VIDA Count

This morning VIDA released their 2012 count of the treatment of women in literature over the last year and the results vary widly. Amy King, on behalf of VIDA was curious to see if the numbers reflected the already regressive treatment of women thus far in 2013. King wants to hold those accountable,...

Bloomberg Story On Why Women in Hollywood Can't Get Financing

Yesterday, Bloomberg published a great article 'Why Women in Hollywood Can't Get Film Financing?' by Lauren Sandler. Sandler discusses the dismal statistics, the research out of Sundance and talks to women directors about the general catering of the industry towards men. Jill Soloway, wh...

2012 Celluloid Ceiling Study Results Are In. Spoiler Alert: They Aren't Great

Following the Sundance Institute & Women in Film’s unveiling of their new groundbreaking study of women directors during the Sundance Film Festival, comes Dr. Martha Lauzen's annual Celluloid Ceiling study, which looks at how many women worked on the top 250 films of the year.

Women Severely Underrepresented in British Theatre

Last month the Guardian, building on earlier research of Elizabeth Freestone, artistic director of Pentabus theatre, took a look at the status of women in British Theatre and found some disturbing statistics.

Guest Post: 2012’s Best Actress Race: A History of Inequality

Sexism Watch: Popular Media is Dominated By Men

As consumers of media we know that things are biased.  That's why it is so important that we have data to backup what we are seeing and feeling.  And it's great that we have people like Geena Davis who are willing to stand up and say, yes, things are biased and they must change.

Men Directed 85% of TV Shows Last Season

Here's a sucky statistic brought to you by the Director's Guild of America: men directed 85% of all TV episodes last season.  These stats include all network and cable scripted TV shows - about 3,100 episodes. 

Women Created 26 Percent of the Television Shows in the 2011-2012 Season

As we get ready to launch the new television season the statistics are out for how women fared last season behind the scenes in the TV business.  According to the Center for Study of Women in Television and Film the annual study, Boxed In: Employment of Behind-the-Scenes Women in the 2011-12 Pr...

Women Directors Are Way More Successful in the Indie World

As we embark on the fall festival season, Dr. Martha M. Lauzen has published another one of her vitally important studies tracking the progress of women working behind the scenes on movies.  In “Independent Women: Behind-the-Scenes Representations on Festival Films,” Lauzen, directo...