The number of female speaking roles in Hollywood films has fallen, and it's not good enough
Women in Hollywood: Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.digital editor Kayleigh Dray has aptly termed “the Little Mermaid effect” – is an incredibly disappointing occurrence that has widespread consequences for the film industry as a whole.
It’s great that female characters are increasingly making their way to the forefront of the highest-grossing movies, but if they’re not speaking, those films are perpetuating a damaging stereotype: that women should be seen and not heard.As for the answer to this problem, the study may also hold some answers. According to the report, in films with at least one female director/writer, women made up 39% of all speaking characters, compared to 32% in films with exclusively male directors/writers.
It’s not exactly a massive difference, but it proves a well-known fact; we need more women in all aspects of the film-making process if we’re ever going to make real progress.
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