The number of nominations for women increased in the 92nd Academy Awards, but not by much, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis of the 19 non-acting categories. The overall percentage of female nominees in those categories rose by just 5 percentage points, from 25 percent last year to 30 percent this year.
The number of nominations for women increased in the 92nd Academy Awards, but not by much, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis of the 19 non-acting categories. The overall percentage of female nominees in those categories rose by just 5 percentage points, from 25 percent last year to 30 percent this year. Here is the infographic:
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Despite a year in television that was dominated by female-driven content on screen, gender parity remains elusive for women in non-acting nominations for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards, according to the most recent Women’s Media Center analysis.
Infographic shows gender breakdown in non-acting nominations for 2019 Emmys Primetime Awards.
SuperPowering Women in Science Fiction and Superhero Film — A Women’s Media Center Report in Association with BBC America, our second joint study, explores the overall history of female representation in front of and behind the camera in the science fiction and superhero film genres and conducts a deeper dive into representation in the past decade.
SuperPowering Women in Science Fiction and Superhero Film — A Women’s Media Center Report in Association with BBC America, our second joint study, explores the overall history of female representation in front of and behind the camera in the science fiction and superhero film genres and conducts a deeper dive into representation in the past decade.
“The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2019” shows that despite some gains, men still dominate in every part of news, entertainment and digital media. The report is comprised of 94 studies, including original research by the Women’s Media Center and aggregated research from academia, industry and professional groups, labor unions, media watchdogs, newsrooms and other sources.
The 2019 Oscar nominations were disappointing for women behind the camera, with no women nominated in Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, and Visual Effects, and only one woman nominated in Animated Feature film and in each of the two writing categories. Industry-wide efforts to improve gender parity has had some impact, but not as much as anticipated, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis.
The Women’s Media Center’s Investigation 2019: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations finds that women are, again, missing from the picture. No women were nominated in Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, and Visual Effects, and only one woman was nominated in Animated Feature film and in each of the two writing categories. Here are the infographics.
SuperPowering Girls: Female Representation in the Sci/Fi Superhero Genre is the first in a series of reports that BBC America and the Women’s Media Center will release over the next few months with a goal of expanding both the diversity and representation of women and girls in front of and behind the camera.
SuperPowering Girls: Female representation in the sci-fi/superhero genre -- a study on the impact of representation in science fiction and superhero genre on girls. Infographic.
A year following revelations in The New York Times about decades of allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement has led to a significant change in the way media covers stories about sexual assault and harassment, a new report from the Women’s Media Center shows.
Men received 70 percent of the non-acting nominations in the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards, according to a new report published by the Women’s Media Center.
Infographic shows gender breakdown in non-acting nominations for 2018 Emmys Primetime Awards.
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