According to the new Boxed In report from San Diego State, women represented 45 percent of television characters and nearly a third of crew behind the scenes.
for the past several years, the percentage of speaking as well as major characters on TV who are women ticked up to 45 percent in 2018-19, the new Boxed In report from San Diego State's Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film has revealed.
The report also found that women represented 31 percent of those working behind the scenes as creators, directors, writers, executive producers, producers, editors and cinematographers, the highest share recorded in the study's 22-year history . "It is heartening to see moderate but widespread gains for female characters and women working behind the scenes this year, but we need to consider the numbers within the larger context of women's employment in television," executive director Martha Lauzen said in a statement, noting that women's share of TV directors rose from 17 to 26 percent this past season. "However, men continue to direct the vast majority of programs.
Although a quarter of creators and 30 percent of executive producers were women, 77 percent had no female creators or editors, 79 percent no female directors and 96 percent no female cinematographers. Per usual, programs with women in leadership roles tended to hire more women. "Employing women in these roles boosts women's representation in other behind-the-scenes roles, and the numbers of female characters on screen," Lauzen added.
The researchers analyzed drama, comedy and reality shows across broadcast networks, basic and premium cablers and streaming services that aired between September 2018 to this May, tracking more than 5,100 characters and 5,000 behind-the-scenes credits for this year's report. In total, Boxed In has examined more than 43,000 characters and 55,000 behind-the-scenes credits.
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