In the 2022-23 season, nearly 58 percent of female characters on broadcast TV programming in the United States were white. Further, 22.5 percent of female characters were Black. By comparison, just 6.5 percent were Hispanic.
Distribution of female characters on broadcast network programs in the United States in the 2022-23 season, by ethnicity
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Expert(s) (Martha M. Lauzen), & Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (September 11, 2023). Distribution of female characters on broadcast network programs in the United States in the 2022-23 season, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/384467/female-characters-broadcast-network-programs-ethnicity/
Expert(s) (Martha M. Lauzen), und Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Distribution of female characters on broadcast network programs in the United States in the 2022-23 season, by ethnicity." Chart. September 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/384467/female-characters-broadcast-network-programs-ethnicity/
Expert(s) (Martha M. Lauzen), Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. (2023). Distribution of female characters on broadcast network programs in the United States in the 2022-23 season, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/384467/female-characters-broadcast-network-programs-ethnicity/
Expert(s) (Martha M. Lauzen), and Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. "Distribution of Female Characters on Broadcast Network Programs in The United States in The 2022-23 Season, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/384467/female-characters-broadcast-network-programs-ethnicity/
Expert(s) (Martha M. Lauzen) & Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, Distribution of female characters on broadcast network programs in the United States in the 2022-23 season, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/384467/female-characters-broadcast-network-programs-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of female characters on broadcast network programs in the United States in the 2022-23 season, by ethnicity [Graph], Expert(s) (Martha M. Lauzen), & Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, September 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/384467/female-characters-broadcast-network-programs-ethnicity/