Martha Lauzen
Martha M. Lauzen is executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. The center is the most widely cited and trusted source of information on the representation of women in film and television. For over a decade, researchers affiliated with the center have conducted original, extensive and forward-thinking studies on the employment and representation of women.
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Oscar and the Usual Suspects
Women's absence from Best Director nominees only reflects the industry's dismal hiring statistics, as demonstrated in the author's annual Celluloid Ceiling study. More »
Getting Real About Reel Employment
Hollywood bigwigs don't want to hear it, but Martha Lauzen's figures do not lie: a few high-profile successes, however welcome, belie the stagnant status of women in the film industry. Here she suggests strategies for change. More »
