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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.
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.
The world still needs more superheroes who are women, according to the findings of a report from BBC America in collaboration with the Women’s Media Center. The science fiction genre is not inclusive enough, says the study, which looked at how the depictions of women on screen affect young women and girls and presented its findings in a series of infographics.
“Media tells us our roles in society,” the report’s introduction reads. The bottom line: Children believe there is not enough representation in the superhero and sci-fi genres, and they want more superheroes and role models who look like them.
A new study suggests the gender gap in onscreen representation in superhero and sci-fi films and TV series can have real-world effects on even the youngest consumers of such media. Teenage girls are less likely than boys to describe themselves as confident, brave and listened to, and nearly two-thirds of girls 10-19 say they don't see enough role models or strong and relatable characters of their own gender onscreen. The study, titled SuperPowering Girls and conducted by BBC America and the Women's Media Center, says better onscreen representation can help close the confidence gap for girls and allow them to see themselves as leaders and heroes.
Study from BBCAmerica and Women's Media Center highlights that girls believe there are not enough female role models or strong, relatable female characters in media. Female sci-fi and superhero characters help bridge confidence gap.
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.
The Women's Media Center released a scathing report in early September that said 70 percent of all non-acting nominations went to men, essentially unchanged from the year before.
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.
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.
The Syrian war is not a clean-cut sectarian conflict as some would suggest. However, a study of sectarian trends and dynamics can illuminate some overlooked aspects of the war, says Fabrice Balanche of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
The Women’s Media Center report “The Status of Women of Color in the U.S. News Media 2018” offers a rare look at where women journalists of color are — and aren’t — in legacy print, radio, TV, and digital news. Here's the infographic
The Women’s Media Center report “The Status of Women of Color in the U.S. News Media 2018” offers a rare look at where women journalists of color are — and aren’t — in legacy print, radio, TV, and digital news.
Fifty years after the Kerner Commission criticized the news media for not sufficiently covering race issues, a new special report shows that women of color continue to be underrepresented in U.S. newsrooms and face multiple challenges in achieving equality in hiring and promotions.
A new study finds the number of women Oscar nominees grew only slightly in Academy Awards given for non-acting categories this year — despite a concerted push by women and their allies to achieve greater representation for females in all parts of the film industry. Men represent 77 percent of the nominees for behind-the-scenes roles, according to a report by the Women’s Media Center.
Despite a concerted push by women and their allies to achieve greater representation for females in all parts of the film industry, women represent only 23 percent of the non-acting categories in the 90th annual Academy Award nominations, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis. Infographic.
Despite a concerted push by many advocates from all parts of the film industry to achieve greater representation for women, this year’s Oscar nominations showed only slight gains across the board, with men representing 77 percent of nominees in behind-the-scenes roles, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis.
Men continue their dominance in the non-acting categories for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards. Men represent 72 percent of nominations, compared to 28 percent for women. In the combined categories of writing, directing, editing, and producing, women represent only 26 percent of the nominees.
Infographic showing gender breakdown of 2017 Emmy primetime nominations for all non-acting categories.
A Women’s Media Center investigation of who provides coverage for 20 top news outlets shows that women journalists continue to report less of the news than do men journalists.
New research headlines WMC’s annual report on the Status of Women in U.S. Media.
New research headlines WMC’s annual report on the Status of Women in U.S. Media.
This fifth edition of the Women’s Media Center’s annual assessment of how a diversity of females fare across all media platforms—and in arenas including education, engineering and technology that pump workers into the media pipeline—finds areas of progress, regress and, sadly, outright pushback.