Despite hit films, why is the participation of women directors decreasing in Hollywood? Revealed in the study

The film world is not as glamorous as it looks. Gender discrimination has become common in the film industry. Even in Hollywood, the world's largest film industry, women are becoming victims of gender discrimination. Perhaps this is why the participation of women in Hollywood has decreased significantly in the last few years.

Women's participation decreased in Hollywood

In the last 10 years, women's participation in Hollywood has been gradually decreasing. In the year 2023, the number was the lowest, which is worrying. According to a report by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, the number of female characters in lead roles last year was the lowest in a decade. However, the interesting thing is that the films in which women had important roles were more hits.

Only 16 out of 100 films are about women

Not only the female characters, but the films of female directors were also liked more and they earned well at the box office. The biggest example is the Barbie movie, whose director was Greta Gervig. Despite all this, the films of women directors are decreasing. Only 16 films in the top 100 films of the year are of women directors. Whereas in the year 2022, 18 films were of women directors.

Is there gender discrimination against black filmmakers?

Dr. Stacy L. Smith, who made the report on the low participation of women in Hollywood, said - "The number of women directors in Hollywood has never increased by more than 10 percent in any year, but to decrease is a failure of Hollywood. A year before this, in 2022 The share of women was 44 percent."

The report reveals that prospects for black actors and directors in Hollywood are even slimmer. The number of black directors last year was the lowest in 17 years. There were 14 women directors in 2023, while there were 18 in 2022. Only 3 films have women above 45 years of age in lead roles.