Dr. Martha Lauzen at San Diego State University has for the first time drilled deeper into women’s representation on films looking into the numbers of women production designers, production managers/production supervisors, sound designers, supervising sound editors, key grips, and gaffers
Here are the numbers for of women working on the top grossing 250 movies of 2008:
Women accounted for 25% of production managers working on the top 250 films of 2008. Eighty five percent (85%) of the films had no female production managers.
Women comprised 44% of production supervisors. Seventy-two percent (72%) of films had no female production supervisors.
Women accounted for 20% of all production designers working on the top 250 films. Eighty one percent (81%) of films had no female production designers.
Women comprised 5% of sound designers. Ninety seven percent (97%) of films had no female sound designers.
Women accounted for 5% of supervising sound editors working on the top 250 films of 2008. Ninety six percent (96%) of films had no female supervising sound editors.
Women comprised 1% of key grips. Ninety nine percent (99%) of films had no female key grips.
Women accounted for 1% of gaffers working on the top 250 films of 2008. Ninety nine percent (99%) of films had no female gaffers.
Sigh. It’s amazing what statistics can show.
Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film
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