Film 'It's historical sexism' – the fight to end stuntmen doubling for women A lawsuit aims to stop the practice of ‘wigging’ which sees men in the stunt industry donning women’s clothing and wigs Stunt performers Nick Gillard, filling in for Kate Bosworth and Aaron Matthews. Photograph: AAStunts on InstagramThe practice is called wigging: stuntmen don wigs and women’s clothing to resemble female actors while filming risky action scenes. Gillard denied there was a boys’ club culture in the stunt industry, at least in Britain. One female industry veteran said people were skittish about speaking on the record. Talia Dillingham, a stuntwoman taking the same driving course as MacNair, said sexism in the industry seemed to be ebbing.

Source: The Guardian February 10, 2018 10:52 UTC