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"On screen, male characters continued to outnumber female characters, 61% to 39%."

"Women working behind the scenes influenced the number of on-screen women. When a program had no women creators, females accounted for 40% of all characters. However, when a program employed at least one woman creator, females comprised 44% of all characters."

"Programs employing at least one women executive producer employed higher percentages of women writers, producers, editors, and directors of photography than programs employing only male executive producers."

"Women comprised 24% of creators. Seventy five percent (75%) of the programs considered had no women creators."

"Women accounted for 20% of executive producers. Thirty six percent (36%) of the programs considered had no women executive producers."

"Women comprised 36% of producers. Only 8% of the programs considered had no women producers."

"Women accounted for 13% of directors. Eighty nine percent (89%) of the programs considered had no women directors."

* "Women comprised 22% of writers. Seventy eight percent (78%) of the programs considered had no women writers."

"Women accounted for 16% of editors. Seventy five percent (75%) of the programs considered had no women editors."

"Women comprised 2% of directors of photography. Ninety eight percent (98%) of the programs considered had no women directors of photography."
Women on Screen and Behind the Scenes in the 2004-05 Prime Time Season. -
Dr. Martha M. Lauzen 2005

"Over the last four years, the percentage of women working as directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cinematographers, and editors on the top 250 domestic grossing films has declined from 19% in 2001 to 16% in 2004."

"Women comprised only 5% of directors in 2004. This represents a decline of 6 percentage points since 2000 when women accounted for 11% of all directors.
In other words, in 2004 the percentage of women directors was slightly less than half the percentage in 2000."

"Women comprised 16% of all executive producers, producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, and editors working on the top 250 grossing films of 2004. This represents a slight decline from 17% in 2003."

"Twenty one percent (21%) of the films released in 2004 employed no women directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cinematographers, or editors. Not a single film failed to employ a man in at least one of
these roles."

"A historical comparison of women's employment on the top 250 films in 2004 and 1998 reveals that the percentage of women directors has declined dramatically, whereas the percentage of women editors has experienced a moderate decline. The percentages of women writers and cinematographers have declined slightly. The percentage of women executive producers has increased slightly whereas the percentage of women producers has remained stable"

"Women comprised 19% of all executive producers working on the top 250 films of 2004. Sixty three percent (63%) of the films had no female executive producers."

"Women accounted for 24% of all producers working on the top 250 films of 2004. Thirty nine percent (39%) of the films had no female producers."

"Women comprised 5% of all directors working on the top 250 films of 2004. Ninety five percent (95%) of the films had no female directors."

"Women accounted for 12% of writers working on the top 250 films of 2004. Eighty two percent (82%) of the films had no female writers."

"Women accounted for 16% of all editors working on the top 250 films of 2004. Eighty percent (80%) of the films had no female editors."

"Women comprised 3% of all cinematographers working on the top 250 films of 2004. Ninety seven percent (97%) of the films had no female cinematographers."
The Celluloid Ceiling. Behind the Scene Employment of Women in the Top 250 Films of 2004 Martha Lauzen