2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes
Film roles were more plentiful for women and people of color in 2018 and 2019, but underrepresentation remains for writers and execs (more…)
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In Hollywood, a major disconnect between economic interests and business practices
Study by UCLA Bunche Center finds that women and minorities are still underrepresented among actors, directors and executives
“The best and the whitest” was how host Neil Patrick Harris described the Hollywood elite being honored at the Feb. 22 Academy Awards ceremony. (more…)
Hollywood failing to keep up with rapidly increasing diversity, UCLA study warns
When it comes to influential positions in the entertainment industry, minorities and women are represented at rates far below what would be expected given their percentage of the general population, according to a new study done at UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.
In fact, the report shows, the proportion of female and minority actors, writers, directors and producers in films and TV ranges from just one-twelfth to one-half of their actual population percentage. (more…)