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Women writers and cast members have also gained ground in theatrical films.
And on streaming films, womens 49% share of leads has almost reached parity with men.
And that will create business opportunities for those companies that best stay tuned to their audiences.
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The pandemic has normalized diversity on screen, not just in theaters but at home.
If Hollywood reverses course on diversity in the theaters, theyll lose audiences to streaming and to international offerings.
See the full reporthere.
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Altogether, people of color now make up 43.1% of the U.S. population.
Black (16.2%) and multiracial (12.1%) persons were overrepresented.
By contrast, Latinx (6.6%) and Native (0.7%) persons were underrepresented.
Female leads in the top theatrical films are also lagging behind their male counterparts.
Female lead actors would have to increase their share by more than 11 percentage points to reach proportionate representation.
But again, women fared much better in leading roles on streaming films.
Women and minorities also got a higher percentage of directing jobs on streaming films than on theatrical features.
For streaming films, directors of color and women fared much better.
Only MENA directors achieved proportionate representation among people of color on the top streaming films.
There were no top streaming films with a female MENA director.
And once again, directors of color fared better on streaming films than on theatrical films.
Despite the progress theyve made, White women directors tend to get theatrical film projects with the smallest budgets.
On streaming films, women got 25% of director jobs last year.
Among the leads with known disabilities, the majority have reported either mental health issues and/or learning disabilities.
Lead actors with visible disabilities are rarely represented in top Hollywood films.
The report concludes by noting that Diversity is the key to competing globally and staying relevant domestically.
