News coverage decisions are overwhelmingly made by men, who lead the vast majority of newsrooms. Women make up two-thirds of journalism and communications grads, yet men write or produce 63% of all news coverage, according to the Women’s Media Center.

The overall percentage of female nominees in nonacting categories rose five percent from last year, according to the Women’s Media Center report, released Thursday ahead of Sunday’s awards ceremony.

Still, though, women make up only 30 percent of Oscar nominees for nonacting awards. Men held the majority of nominations in these categories by a wide margin, 70 percent.

This year, there’s a strong chance to break the streak via Greta Gerwig, a frontrunner in the adapted screenplay category for her film “Little Women." “I think if she wins, it has great meaning,” said Pat Mitchell, the activist and former PBS president who co-chairs the D.C.-based Women’s Media Center.“And if she loses? Well, that has great meaning, too.”

A report this week by the Women’s Media Center found that only 30% of all non-acting Oscar nominations went to women this year. Of the 186 total nominees in those categories, 56 are women, 130 are men.

Studies by the Women’s Media Center have found that seeing strong women onscreen boosts girls’ self-confidence: little girls who watch Rey become a Jedi in the most recent Star Wars films may aspire to be something beyond a love interest or the sidekick in their own lives.