According the most recent data, just 4.8 percent of directors of the highest grossing movies between 2007 and 2019 were female, compared to 34.5 percent of directors of narrative independent films. Data shows that women are outnumbered when it comes to director roles, with just 10.6 percent of all movies released in 2019 having been directed by women.
Gender distribution of directors in TV and film in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by media platform
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USC Annenberg. (January 2, 2020). Gender distribution of directors in TV and film in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by media platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/656433/gender-distribution-directors-media-platform/
USC Annenberg. "Gender distribution of directors in TV and film in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by media platform." Chart. January 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656433/gender-distribution-directors-media-platform/
USC Annenberg. (2020). Gender distribution of directors in TV and film in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by media platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656433/gender-distribution-directors-media-platform/
USC Annenberg. "Gender Distribution of Directors in Tv and Film in The United States from 2007 to 2019, by Media Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656433/gender-distribution-directors-media-platform/
USC Annenberg, Gender distribution of directors in TV and film in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by media platform Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656433/gender-distribution-directors-media-platform/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Gender distribution of directors in TV and film in the United States from 2007 to 2019, by media platform [Graph], USC Annenberg, January 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/656433/gender-distribution-directors-media-platform/
