at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 8, 2018. The percentage is roughly unchanged from two decades ago, according to the annual study, which found a “radical underrepresentation” of women in the industry. Yet in 2018, women accounted for just 8 percent of directors of the 250 highest-grossing Hollywood films, less than the 9 percent in 1998. The overall percentage of women in behind-the-scenes movie roles rose to 20 percent from 18 percent in 2017. “This radical underrepresentation is unlikely to be remedied by the voluntary efforts of a few individuals or a single studio,” Lauzen said.

Source: Egypt Today January 03, 2019 20:37 UTC