Percentage of Top Films Directed by Women Has Barely Risen Over Last 2 Decades, Study Says

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The percentage of women working in key behind-the-scenes jobs on the 250 top-grossing domestic films “has barely budged” during the past two decades – increasing by only 4 percentage points from 17% in 1998 to 21% last year. That’s according to the latest “Celluloid Ceiling” report from Dr. Martha Lauzen, founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University.

Dave McNary Film ReporterWomen have seen only scant progress in behind-the-scenes employment in Hollywood during the past 22 years despite ongoing efforts to improve that outlook, a recap of “The Celluloid Ceiling” showed Tuesday.Dr. Martha M.