In an analysis of director gender and race/ethnicity in Hollywood, it was found that women of color directed just 13 of the 1,300 top-grossing movies between 2007 and 2019. This represents less than one percent of all directing jobs. The graphic shows the number of underrepresented women directors per distributor, with Fox employing the highest share at four percent. Lionsgate, STX, and other distributors not displayed had no underrepresented women directors working on their top movies during the given time period.
Number of underrepresented women directors per distributor from top-grossing movies from 2007 to 2019
Zero underrepresented women directors worked on top films from Lionsgate, STX, or other distributors.
An underrepresented female director refers to those from minority racial/ethnic groups.
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USC Annenberg, & MDSC Initiative. (January 2, 2020). Number of underrepresented women directors per distributor from top-grossing movies from 2007 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117736/women-of-color-directors-top-movies/
USC Annenberg, und MDSC Initiative. "Number of underrepresented women directors per distributor from top-grossing movies from 2007 to 2019." Chart. January 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117736/women-of-color-directors-top-movies/
USC Annenberg, MDSC Initiative. (2020). Number of underrepresented women directors per distributor from top-grossing movies from 2007 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117736/women-of-color-directors-top-movies/
USC Annenberg, and MDSC Initiative. "Number of Underrepresented Women Directors per Distributor from Top-grossing Movies from 2007 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117736/women-of-color-directors-top-movies/
USC Annenberg & MDSC Initiative, Number of underrepresented women directors per distributor from top-grossing movies from 2007 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117736/women-of-color-directors-top-movies/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of underrepresented women directors per distributor from top-grossing movies from 2007 to 2019 [Graph], USC Annenberg, & MDSC Initiative, January 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117736/women-of-color-directors-top-movies/
