UNITED STATES:
UNITED STATES – FILM
Bechdel/538: "The Dollar and Cents Case Against Hollywood's Exclusion of Women" by Walt Hickey (2015)
"Edging out the Boys" by Terry Huang (2015)
"Gender Inequality In Film" New York Film Academy
“Gender Inequality in Popular Films” by Dr. Stacey Smith, Marc Choueiti, Dr. Katherine Pieper
Data Exposes Gender Fault Lines, Team Slated
Women and the Big Picture: Behind-the-Scenes Employment on the Top 700 Films of 2014 by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen
It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World: Portrayals of Female Characters in the Top 100 Films of 2015 by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen
Thumbs Down 2016: Top Film Critics and Gender by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen
The Celluloid Ceiling: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women on the Top 100, 250, and 500 Films of 2018 by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen (pdf)
RELATED LIST OF STUDIES via Game Changer Films
UNITED STATES - FILM & TELEVISION
Center for the Study of Women in Film in Television, San Diego State University
Key Findings and Executive Summaries - Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, University of Southern California
UNITED STATES - LITERARY ARTS
2014 Larger Literary Landscape VIDA Count (Women in Literary Arts)
2014 VIDA Count (Women in Literary Arts)
2014 Women of Color VIDA Count (Women in Literary Arts)
UNITED STATES – MEDIA
2015 Divided Media Gender Gap Infographic - Women's Media Center
Gender Pay Gap in US Cities by Avery Hartmans
INCLUSION or INVISIBILITY? GENDER MEDIA, DIVERSITY, & SOCIAL CHANGE INITIATIVE by Stacy L. Smith, PhD, Marc Choueiti, Katherine Peiper, PhD with assistance from Ariana Case and Artur Tofan
UNITED STATES - TELEVISION
"Directors Guild of America 2014 Episodic Director Diversity Report"
The Hollywood Writers Report and TV Staffing Brief (2015) - Writers Guild of America, West
Showrunners for New TV Season Remain Mostly White and Male by Maureen Ryan
UNITED STATES - THEATRE
“The Count,” Dramatists Guild National Study (2018) by Julia Jordan - Dramatists Guild
"Who Designs in LORT Theatres by Gender" Infographic by Porsche McGovern (June 2015)
Who Designs and Directs in LORT Theatres by Gender: Phase Two by Porsche McGovern (June 2016)
Women Count by Martha Steketee and Judith Binus
Women Count VII June 2024 [2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24] June 2024 Executive Summary / June 2024 Women Count Report
Women Count VI May 2022 [2019/20 + 2021/22] May 2022 Executive Summary / May 2022 Women Count Report
Women Count V February 2020 [2014/15–2018/19] February 2020 Executive Summary / February 2020 Women Count Report
Women Count IV November 2018 [2013/14–2017/18] November 2018 Women Count Press Release / November 2018 Women Count Report
Women Count III February 2018 [2010/11–2016/17] February 2018 Women Count Press Release / February 2018 Women Count Report
Women Count II October 2015 [2010/11–2014/15] October 2015 Women Count Press Release / October 2015 Women Count Report
Women Count I August 2014 [2010/11–2013/14] August 2014 Women Count Press Release / August 2014 Women Count Report
Why Are There So Few Women Leading Theatres and What Can Be Done About It? by Sumru Erkut & Ineke Ceder (December 2015)
Women’s Leadership: Research Results and Recommendations by Sumru Erkut & Ineke Ceder (August 2016)
REGIONAL:
California
The Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative [2011] “The Study,” lead by Ella Martin.
The Counting Actors Project by Valerie Weak
"Not Even - A Gender Analysis of 500 San Francisco/Bay Area Theatrical Productions" by Valerie Weak in collaboration with Martha Richards and Christine Young - Counting Actors Project Illinois
Gender Equity Report, 2010
New York
“Opening the Curtain on Playwright Gender: An Integrated Economic Analysis of Discrimination in American Theatre” by Emily Glassberg Sands (2009)
“Introduction from Town Hall on Women’s Parity in Playwriting” by Julia Jordan (2008)
“Report on the Status of Women: A Limited Engagement” [2002] by Susan Jonas and Suzanne Bennett
Ohio
Cleveland 8 of 10 shows at Cleveland Public by women, 2013-14: Cleveland Public Theatre
WORLDWIDE:
GLOBAL
"Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media - International Women's Media Foundation"
AFRICA (CONTINENT) - FILM
Centre for the Study and Research of African Women in Cinema
AUSTRALIA - THEATRE
Australia Council, Women in Theatre, 2012 Report
CANADA - THEATRE
"EQ&A - A Snapshot of the Life of an Actor in Canada" Equity Quarterly Spring 2012
“Adding it Up” – 2006 Study on Status of Women in Canadian Theatre.
GERMANY - FILM
Statistics on Women Filmmakers by SchspIN Blog, 2012
NEW ZEALAND - THEATRE & FILM
Gender Issues for Female Playwrights and Filmmakers by Marian Evans
SWEDEN – FILM
Swedish Film Institute Annual Report 2012 – Facts and Figures
UNITED KINGDOM - FILM
“Scoping Study into the Lack of Women Screenwriters in the UK” (2006)
“Succès de plume? Female Screenwriters and Directors of UK Films, 2010-2012“
UNITED KINGDOM - THEATRE
Sphinx Theatre Archives
The Guardian Datablog in collaboration with Elizabeth Freestone (2012)
Gender Counts: An analysis of gender in Irish theatre 2006-15
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