In 2019, around 38.7 percent of characters in comedy films made in the United States were girls or women. Meanwhile, the share of female characters in action and/or adventure movies in the U.S. stood just below 28 percent that year. Furthermore, between 2018 and 2019, the number of lesbian characters in the highest-grossing movies in the U.S. decreased by 41 percent.
Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre
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MDSC Initiative. (September 10, 2020). Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/
MDSC Initiative. "Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre." Chart. September 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/
MDSC Initiative. (2020). Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/
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Share of girls and women in films in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by genre [Graph], MDSC Initiative, September 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641275/film-gender-distribution/