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THE STATS
ON THE LACK OF GENDER EQuality in the film industry
Awards
-Out of all the Academy Awards, only 5 female filmmakers have ever been
nominated, and only one has ever won
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-since the Academy Awards began (1928), only 16% of the nominees have been women, 84% have been men
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-72% of Oscar voters are male
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OUT OF THE TOP 250 FILMS OF 2017:
-92% were directed by men
-Only 10% of studios had female assistants on set including gaffers, key grips, or sound editors (90% of studios had no female assistants)
-women made up only 37% of the speaking roles
-85% scripted by males
-In family films, male characters outnumbered female characters 2:1
-88% had no female directors
-83% had no female writers
-80% had no female editors
-96% had no female cinematographers
-Highest-paid actresses made a collective total of $127.5 million, the highest-paid male actors made a collective of $488.5million
-Highest-paid actor made $68 million, Highest paid actress made $26 million
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