Dr. Martha Lauzen
Bio:
Dr. Martha M. Lauzen is the founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film and a professor of film and television at San Diego State University. The center conducts an extensive agenda of original research on women working on screen and behind the scenes in film and television. Her pioneering studies, including The Celluloid Ceiling, It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World, and Thumbs Down: Gender and Film Critics, and Why It Matters, have provided the foundation for the growing dialogue and activism on the issue.
This summer’s films about women were an odd mix of stories that expanded the scope of women’s roles and those that offered tired narratives.
Two new studies show that the percentage of women in key behind-the-scenes jobs has barely budged in recent years.
The overall percentage of women working on top-grossing films has barely budged in over 20 years.
The continued exclusion of female talent shows that major awards are based not on merit but on the biases of individuals.
As Cannes promises more inclusion, a new study finds that women continue to be underrepresented at film festivals.
Dr. Martha Lauzen has been conducting the Boxed In study of women in television for 20 years. Here she highlights what this year's report tells us.
According to the author of the annual Celluloid Ceiling study, there has been more talk, but precious little action to increase numbers of women in behind-the-scenes roles in Hollywood.
