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Despite the past year's conversations being all about the ambitious collaboration of Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig, leading the feminism talks decked in pink overtones, 2023 hit a historic low in delivering women-led films.d)..
The study maps a steep fall of women in leading roles among 100 top-grossing movies of 2023..
It traverses 1700 top-grossing movie releases from 2007 to 2023, examining gender, race/ethnicity and age of leading and co-leading stars. . Smith explained that these numbers fairly represent how often career opportunities are offered to women in the movie industry..
The research noted one bright spot besides the apparent decline in women-led stories. 37 out of 100 of these films were led/co-led by actors from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group, marking a growth from the number stuck at 31 in 2022..
Out of the 30 movies led by a girl or woman, 36.7% were helmed by women, whereas men directed the 63.3% majority. 51.3% of the 37 films with underrepresented lead/co-lead were championed by an underrepresented director, whereas 48.7% weren't..
