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A new report by writer and producer Stephen Follows has been doing the rounds in the press and on social media today.
Follows analysed data on the film crews attached to the 100 best-grossing movies in each year from 1994 to 2013 (so around 2000 films in all) and found that:
across all the data, female crew members made up just 22.6%;
women were best represented in areas such as costume/wardrobe, casting and make-up (69%, 67% and 57% respectively); at the other end of the scale, they made up just 5% of camera operators;
in key creative roles such as producers (19.7%), editors (13.7%) and writers (10.9%) they were very under-represented; and
just 5% of directors, 2% of composers and 1% of cinematographers are women.
Anecdotal evidence chats in the office suggest that lots of women leave senior jobs in related industries - particularly the TV industry - after having children. So we thought we'd throw it open to you.
Have you worked in the film or TV industries? What's your impression of them as places for women to work, before or after having children? Did you leave a job or a promising career because you felt it was impossible to get ahead - or was your experience different?
And do you think it matters that women are under-represented in key creative roles in films? What do you think the explanation is for women being better represented in departments like costume and casting?
As ever, we'd love to know what you think.
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New report shows shockingly low numbers of women at the top of the film industry. What are your views and experiences?
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RowanMumsnet · 23/07/2014 12:53
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