Category: Article
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“Trailblazing women in Hollywood and the path they made”
Who wants to have a career goal be to make the next edition?“Renegade Women in Film and TV” by Elizabeth Weitzman looks at 50 female producers, directors, writers and performers who made, and continue to make, a difference on both screens.” -
“Number of Films with Women and People of Color in Leading Roles Hits Record High”
“According to a new study put forth by USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, representation for women and people of color in top grossing films is higher than ever.“40% of the top 100 films of 2018 had female leads or co-leads, compared to only 20% in 2007; intersectionality across race and age also increased substantially this year.” -
Wise words from J.K. Rowling
“I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy to finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one area where I truly belonged.” -JK Rowling
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“Nicole Kidman calls for action on gender imbalance in film industry”
“I have to do something. We can all talk about it or I can actually just get out there and do it. And that, at this stage of my life and my career is what I’m trying to do; change the statistics.” -
“Women need other women to get ahead in the workplace, says science”
“Turns out that the idea of women helping women is more than just a platitude that your women’s studies professor had posted on her wall. A new study by the University of Notre Dame and Northwestern University reveals that women who have a solid support group of other women are more likely to attain high-ranking leadership positions.” -
“With ‘Help’ From Octavia Spencer & Tate Taylor, Gabrielle Union To Star In And Produce ‘Coffee Will Make You Black’”
“Coffee Will Make You Black follows a smart, funny and naive African American teenage girl finding her voice as she navigates conflicting relationships with her mother, her best friends, and her crushes amid racism, sexism and color-ism in 1960s Chicago.” -
“Did the call for Inclusion Riders help make Hollywood more diverse?”
“In less than a year, Smith observes, ‘The inclusion rider has moved from concept to concrete actions that creatives and companies are employing to counter biases in hiring across entertainment, sports, theater, and technology.’
“But the effort toward greater inclusivity is far from over.”