#Martha Lauzen
“Boxed In” Report: Streamers Hire More Women Behind the Scenes than Broadcast, WOC Characters Remain Underrepresented
Now in its 25th year, the latest “Boxed In” report reveals that streaming platforms have yet again eclipsed their broadcast TV competition with the representation of women on television. The...
“Boxed In 2018-19” TV Study Reports Increases in Women’s On and Offscreen Representation
Here’s some welcome news to kick off the fall TV season: the number of women on both sides of the camera increased during the 2018-19 season. The latest “Boxed In” report from Dr....
Number of Women Directors, Writers, & More at U.S. Film Fests Reaches Historic High
The number of women at film festivals such as SXSW, Tribeca, and AFI Fest is reaching a critical mass. Dr. Martha M. Lauzen and the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film have published...
Thumbs Down Report 2019: Women Critics Still Outnumbered by Men Two to One
The gender gap in film criticism is, unfortunately, holding firm. Dr. Martha Lauzen and the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film have released their annual “Thumbs Down”...
Study: Male Film Reviewers Outnumber Females Two to One
Last month a headline-making study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative revealed just how overrepresented white male film critics were among the reviews of 2017’s top movies. (Spoiler...
WGA Report Shows Little Progress For Women and Minority Writers
Yesterday the Writers Guild of America released a diversity report that sadly shows how little progress has been made for women and minority writers in film and TV. The report, titled “Renaissance...
Study: Number of Female Protagonists On Screen Improved in 2015 — But Not By Much
Today sees the release of the It’s A Man’s (Celluloid) World report for 2015, the annual study which examines the portrayal of female characters featured in the top 100 domestic grossing films of...
Study: Female Protagonists Continue to Disappear From Film
2014’s most popular release was the female-led “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,” a film that boasts not only a teen-girl protagonist, but also counts among its prominent...
Study: Fewer Women Directing and Writing Movies Than 17 Years Ago
If Hollywood were graded on how well it excluded women directors from making films, it’d receive an A. The newest Celluloid Ceiling Report from Dr. Martha Lauzen at San Diego State finds that men...
Celluloid Ceiling Report: No Progress in 16 Years for Women in Hollywood
Every January for the past 16 years, people who care about women’s progress behind the scenes in the film industry have restlessly anticipated Dr. Martha Lauzen’s Celluloid Ceiling analysis of...