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12 Inspiring Facts About Women in Film

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12 Inspiring Facts About Women in Film

Everyone can agree that women are underrepresented in the film industry. While many things have changed since the dawn of film, there is still a dearth of roles and opportunities for women in front of and behind the camera.

However, women have still made many great strides in recent years. Here are some illuminating facts that may give you hope for the future of women in film!

  1. A woman has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress every year since 1979.
  2. Of the 170,000 messages that were leaked during the Sony email hack, less than 100% were sent by or to female employees. Looks like the fellas got the short end of the stick on this one!
  3. A recent study shows that there are nearly three times as many “annoyed, but ultimately supportive girlfriend” roles for women, compared to figures from 2013.
  4. While it is notoriously difficult for women over 40 to find good roles, at least Helen Mirren’s still getting work! Doesn’t Helen Mirren seem cool? Like, she just gets it, y’know? Helen Mirren’s the best.
  5. Thandie Newton was the only actress who had to appear in Norbit.
  6. Harvey Weinstein has agreed to remove the “Naked Women in Ecstasy No. 5” mural he painted in his office by 2017.
  7. Meryl Streep’s starring turn in Ricki and the Flash marks the first female-led superhero film in over a decade, marking Streep’s first appearance as the speedy superhero.
  8. Speaking of superheroes, Israeli actress Gal Godot was cast as Wonder Woman in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice instead of, say, Kevin Smith in a funny costume.
  9. Donald Trump hasn’t made any movies, nor has he announced plans to do so.
  10. Magic Mike XXL, am I right ladies?!?!
  11. Hold up, I just read an article about how Magic Mike XXL is problematic, so disregard that last one.
  12. Sony recently announced that they would be rebooting Ghostbusters with an all-female cast… followed by an all-male reboot, because why would Hollywood make any sort of progress without immediately backpedaling and reverting a to safe, familiar, male-centric formula?
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